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Guidelines for the recurrence of pediatric cancer
Pamela S Hinds1, Linda K Birenbaum, Arli Melo Pedrosa
1Department of Nursing Research, St Jude Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Seminars in Oncology Nursing
|March 7, 2002
Abstract
Objectives:
To provide practice guidelines to assist patients and parents in coping with a return of disease.
Data Sources:
Delphi studies, review, and research articles.
Conclusions:
When a child's cancer recurs, the patient and parents are at risk of physical and psychologic difficulties. Guidelines to assist patients and parents to cope have shown positive response.
Implications For Nursing Practice:
Practice guidelines to assist patients and parents cope with a return of cancer can help health care professionals develop interventions for particular families.