tailieunhanh - Helping Children When a Family Member Has Cancer

Talking to a child about a parent’s, grandparent’s, or sibling’s cancer and how it will affect the family isn’t easy, but it is necessary. This CancerCare Connect® booklet can help. It includes tips for talking with children about a family member’s cancer and treatment. It also suggests ways to help children cope with some of the feelings they may experience during this time. For more than 65 years, CancerCare ®, a national nonprofit organization, has helped people with cancer and their loved ones. Our free services for children affected by cancer help parents and children cope with a cancer. | I Helping Children When a Family Member Has Cancer The CancerCare Connect Booklet Series offers up-to-date easy-to-read information on the latest treatments managing side effects and coping with cancer. To order free copies of this booklet please use the online order form on our website . o CANCEROZre CancerCare helps individuals and families better cope with and manage the emotional and practical challenges arising from cancer. Our services for patients survivors loved ones caregivers and the bereaved include counseling and support groups educational publications and workshops and financial assistance. All of our services are provided by professional oncology social workers and are offered completely free of charge. CancerCare is a national nonprofit organization founded in 1944. CancerCare relies on the generosity of supporters to provide our services completely free of charge to anyone facing a cancer diagnosis. If you have found this resource helpful and wish to donate please do so online at donate. You may also send a check payable to CancerCare mail it to CancerCare 275 Seventh Avenue New York NY 10001 Attn Donations. Thank you. CancerCare National Office 275 Seventh Avenue New York NY 10001 Toll-Free 800-813-HOPE 4673 Phone 212-712-8400 Fax 212-712-8495 Email info@ Web Helping Children When a Family Member Has Cancer Table of Contents Introduction 2 Talking About the Diagnosis 4 Talking About the Treatment 7 Talking About the Prognosis 10 Special Considerations When Talking to Teens 11 When a Child Has Cancer Helping Siblings Cope 13 Keeping the Lines of Communication Open 14 Conclusion 16 Frequently Asked Questions 17 Resources 21 produced by CancerCare 2012 Cancer Care Inc. All rights reserved. 6 12 All people depicted in the photographs in this booklet are models used for illustrative purposes .