Childhood Cancer: A Two-Year Prospective Study of the Psychological Adjustment of Children and Parents
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryPublished 1 December 1997Open access
Michael Sawyer, Georgia Antoniou, Ian Toogood, Michael Rice
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The results are consistent with reports that suggest that in the longer term the prevalence of psychological problems among children with cancer is similar to that found among children in the general community, but highlight the considerable distress experienced by children and parents during the period immediately after the children's diagnosis.
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Although the results are consistent with reports that suggest that in the longer term the prevalence of psychological problems among children with cancer is similar to that found among children in the general community, they also highlight the considerable distress experienced by children and parents during the period immediately after the children's diagnosis.
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