title: [Monitoring anticancerous and antileukemic chemotherapy in children].
abstract: Chemotherapy is essential for the treatment of malignant diseases in childhood. Monitoring a child on chemotherapy includes: 1) looking for evidences of relapse or metastases; 2) if necessary, adjusting doses according to blood counts; 3) preventing and treating intercurrent infections, which are mostly viral, once the initial regimen is completed; 4) diagnosing and, if possible, treating, harmful side-effects, which cannot always be precluded; 5) helping both patient and family to live a normal life; in this respect, normal school attendance is of particular significance.
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D007938:Leukemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents
vernacular_title: Surveillance d'une chimiothérapie anticancéreuse et antileucémique chez l'efant.