A new study finds that many people with cancer, over sixty-five percent according to this particular study, said they would be interested in attending a support group. However, only a small minority actually join one. Study participants said that they wanted practical medical information promptly after diagnosis and about twice as many wanted medical information [...]
Young children can notbegin to grasp the full picture when it comes to a parent or a close loved one being diagnosed with cancer. Childrenages 3-6 are in the concrete operational stage, according to thePiagetian theory of development. At this age children can understand that a parent is not feeling well today,but theyare not able to grasp [...]
Covering a five-year period in time, A Lion in the House, is an independent film documentary that shares an intimate look into the stories of five children — Alex, 7, Tim,ಐ, Justin, 19, Jen, 6, and Al, 11 — and their families as they battle pediatric cancer. PBS will air the film as part of its Independent Lens series [...]