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Helping Children When a Family Member Has Cancer: Dealing With a Parent`s Terminal Illness

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Christ GH, Christ AE. Current approaches to helping children cope with a parent's terminal illness. CA Cancer J Clin. 2006;56(4):197-212.

Dehlin L, Reg LM. Adolescents' experiences of a parent's serious illness and death. Palliat Support Care. 2009;7:13-25.

Harpham WS. When a Parent Has Cancer: A guide to caring for your children. New York: HarperCollins, 2004.

National Cancer Institute. Pediatric supportive care (PDQ®). Accessed at www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/pediatric/HealthProfessional on May 27, 2010.

National Cancer Institute: When Someone In Your Family Has Cancer. Accessed at www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/when-someone-in-your-family-archived/page1 on May 26, 2010.

Welch AS, Wadsworth ME, Compas BE. Adjustment of children and adolescents to parental cancer. Parents' and children's perspectives. Cancer. 1996;77:1409-1418.


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