At Wellness House we believe that everyone in the family is
affected by the cancer experience. When a parent or loved one is
diagnosed with cancer, kids will react in a lot of different
ways. At Wellness House we know that even the smallest of kids
know that something is going on in their family and they need to
have age appropriate information to help them understand their
feelings about the changes going on in their family. Tips for
talking with children about a cancer diagnosis Be age
appropriate and give correct information. Tell children general
information about what cancer is and what the treatment and
side-effects will be. They don’t need too many details but will
usually ask if they want more information. Use the word cancer
with a simple explanation “bad cells that are fast growing and
crowd out the good cells. Tell how you hope to get rid of the
cancer (surgery, radiation, chemotherapy). There are over 100
types of cancer with different treatments so it is very
important not to compare with other p