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Chapter 5 - Supporting Children and Young People Through Parental Cancer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2022

Leonor Rodriguez
Affiliation:
UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway
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This chapter presents a case for actively involving children and young people in the experience of parental cancer, facilitating, and encouraging open and honest communication and age-appropriate provision of information. The voices of children and young people should be listened to and carefully considered. More child friendly spaces are needed. Healthcare practitioners play a crucial role involving children and young people, inviting their questions, getting to know and understand their individual needs and how to respond appropriately to them. Families can benefit from emotional, and family support early in the cancer diagnosis to prevent long term negative effects or issues in the future.

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Parenting through Cancer
An Evidence-Based Guide for Healthcare Professionals Supporting Families
, pp. 59 - 74
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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