Dealing with children who have
cancer in developing countries is a great human experience not only for the
patient and the family but also for persons who are caring them.The diagnosis
of a child as a cancer case is really a great shock to all family members and
it is a moment of a dramatic change in their life. First reaction is usually a
combination of sadness and denial.
They will start a new style of
life with a plenty of investigations, appointments and different treatments
decisions and plans. Different negative emotional reactions are the classic
feelings of the parents every time they meet the treating physician. As caring
doctors our role is not only treatment, but to help parents
to overcome these initial shock stage and these negative emotions to
support them to focus on what they should do to help and support their child
through this hard time.
One of the hardest parts of
caring for such kids is knowing what to say and how much information to give,
as children might be frightened and uncertain of many things, they might be
frightened of being died, and here we must assure them. Comforting them is very
essential in treatment, although for us it's always heartbreaking.
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