Hardly Children

Editors: Mejía-Aranguré, Juan Manuel (Ed.)
Review on the hypotheses about how acute leukemia in children is originated
A book to contribute to a greater understanding of the etiology of childhood acute leukemia
A guide for present and future approaches, contributing for a better clinical management of leukemia in children

Childhood acute leukemias are one of the main causes of death in children aged 1 to 14 years in some countries; and unfortunately, we have been unable to prevent it. Certainly, a good parcel of it is due to the poor understanding about its etiology. This book aims to describe the most important theories and hypothesis regarding childhood acute leukemia. Written by the most outstanding researchers in the field, this book intends to contribute to a greater understanding of the etiology of this disease.

Somehow, a set of deeply conservative assumptions about children–what they're like and how they should be raised–have congealed into the conventional wisdom in our society.