Feb 1, 2022 Parents of Children with Cancer May Need Psychological Support as Well as Their Child

support-groupHaving a child diagnosed with cancer is a life-changing event. Childhood cancer not only impacts children undergoing treatment, it can also cause significant psychological distress for their parents or caregivers. Karen Long-Traynor, PhD, clinical psychologist in the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, whose current research focuses on psychological support for parents during their child’s treatment and through survivorship, shares more on the impact of childhood cancer on parents and ways to cope. Read More

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