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- For the Child
- • What do I have?
- It is now known that children do better when they are told the truth about their illness. We no longer hide from
- them the fact that they have cancer. We explain the nature of their disease, tell them about the therapy and ask
- them to work with physicians and other experts to help them attain a cure. Honesty is the best way to help a
- child with cancer face the serious problems of the disease.
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- • Why did this happen?
- We do not know why children develop cancer. Although there are some environmental or genetic clues that a
- child may be at risk, specific causes have not been found in the same way that streptococcus bacteria causes a
- sore throat.
- It is important for the child—and the parents—to realize that having cancer is not a punishment. Cancer
- occurs in children throughout the world. Parents should not feel guilty. Their strength and optimism is needed
- by their child, who is facing a serious disease and requires their support to conquer the cancer and win the
- battle for his or her life.
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