There is little known about the child's perspective at the time of diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Even less is known about family relationships and how they change over time in an effort to cope with the shock and demands of the uncertainty about future health and survival.
When a Child Has Cancer Summary
When a Child Has Cancer by Ann Faulkner
Children's frank accounts of their experience;Insights into parents' perspectives;An identification of the dilemmas of family and carers;An extensive literature review.
Table of Contents
Study design and method. The meaning of cancer. The patients. The siblings. The parents. The extended family. The professional carers: the emotional costs. Collaboration between carers. Living with childhood cancer. The way forward. Resources.
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