BACKGROUND: Suffering from life-threatening diseases such as cancer, due to its impact on the patients and their next of kin causes myriads of changes in the structure and function of the family. The objective of this study was to clarify parents' experiences of childhood cancer.METHODS: This qualitative study was conducted through purposive sampling method. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 parents whose children were diagnosed with cancer in the oncology department of Besat Hospital in Sanandaj City, Iran. Interviews were transcribed and analyzed through Benner’s thematic analysis.RESULTS: During data analysis, 4 main themes emerged including destroyer and terminator of life, horror and hope, disturbance of normal life, an...
Objective. Children of cancer patients may go through a distressing time. The aim of this review was...
Background The impact of childhood cancer on the family has been studied in different cultures an...
Background: About 250 000 children develops cancer every year. Most of them has a parent and a famil...
BACKGROUND: Suffering from life-threatening diseases such as cancer, due to its impact on the patien...
BACKGROUND: As the second leading cause of death, cancer is among the most stressful life events. It...
Background: Almost every day a family finds out their child has cancer. The cancer affect the entire...
Background: Childhood cancer is a “stressful experience” for parents in their role as caregivers. Th...
Cancer is a serious disease that affects deeply and painfully not only the child who has cancer but ...
(1) Background: The onset and duration of the child’s illness is a difficult test for the entire fam...
Pediatric cancer is a life-threatening disease that challenges the life of the diagnosed child, the ...
The aim of this study was to explore the experience of parents whose children are in active treatmen...
Background: The impact on parents of coping with a child who has cancer can be both severe and multi...
Background: Cancer is a disease that brings many emotions along just by naming it. The onset is incr...
Objectives/purpose: Childhood cancer survival brings continued mental and physical health challenges...
Aim.- This paper is a report of a study exploring the experience and support needs of parents with h...
Objective. Children of cancer patients may go through a distressing time. The aim of this review was...
Background The impact of childhood cancer on the family has been studied in different cultures an...
Background: About 250 000 children develops cancer every year. Most of them has a parent and a famil...
BACKGROUND: Suffering from life-threatening diseases such as cancer, due to its impact on the patien...
BACKGROUND: As the second leading cause of death, cancer is among the most stressful life events. It...
Background: Almost every day a family finds out their child has cancer. The cancer affect the entire...
Background: Childhood cancer is a “stressful experience” for parents in their role as caregivers. Th...
Cancer is a serious disease that affects deeply and painfully not only the child who has cancer but ...
(1) Background: The onset and duration of the child’s illness is a difficult test for the entire fam...
Pediatric cancer is a life-threatening disease that challenges the life of the diagnosed child, the ...
The aim of this study was to explore the experience of parents whose children are in active treatmen...
Background: The impact on parents of coping with a child who has cancer can be both severe and multi...
Background: Cancer is a disease that brings many emotions along just by naming it. The onset is incr...
Objectives/purpose: Childhood cancer survival brings continued mental and physical health challenges...
Aim.- This paper is a report of a study exploring the experience and support needs of parents with h...
Objective. Children of cancer patients may go through a distressing time. The aim of this review was...
Background The impact of childhood cancer on the family has been studied in different cultures an...
Background: About 250 000 children develops cancer every year. Most of them has a parent and a famil...