The Forgotten Children
( Pediatric Cancer Survivors )
Publication series ： Pediatric Cancer Survivors
Author： Christopher Kuo and Paul M. Kent
Publisher： IntechOpen
Publication year： 2017
E-ISBN: INT6332767042
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789535132196
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9789535132202
Subject： R72 Pediatrics
Keyword： 儿科学
Language： ENG
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The Forgotten Children
Description
The “forgotten children” of pediatric cancer are the siblings. There is a dearth of literature published on the effects of cancer on the siblings’ psychosocial state. Despite significant improvements made in the survival of pediatric cancer patients, the psychosocial health of the siblings remains the same. The siblings’ need for support and understanding continue to go unnoticed. The aim of this chapter is to shed light on the roles siblings play in the pediatric cancer trajectory, as well as to recognize the emotional and psychological toll they endure through the experience of diagnosis, treatment, survival, and bereavement as the “forgotten children.”
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