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Sue P. Heiney, PhD, RN, is manager of psychosocial oncology for the South Carolina Cancer Center of the Palmetto Health Alliance in Columbia, South Carolina. Joan F. Hermann, MSW, LSW, is director of social work services at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. Katherine V. Bruss, PsyD, licensed psychologist, and Joy L. Fincannon, RN, MS, are former staff editors at the American Cancer Society in Atlanta.

This guide for families discusses ways to help young or adolescent children deal with a parent's diagnosis of cancer. Coverage includes children's emotional reactions to crisis, answering difficult questions about the condition, understanding and using psychosocial support services, talking about death, and issues for non-traditional families. The volume includes a removable workbook designed to help young children to express their feelings through art.

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