Hymovich D P
Department of Family Nursing, College of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Charlotte 28223, USA.
Semin Oncol Nurs. 1995 Feb;11(1):51-8. doi: 10.1016/s0749-2081(95)80043-3.
The meaning of cancer to children depends on a variety of individual and family characteristics, including the child's developmental and cognitive level, previous life experiences, the context of the illness, the family member with cancer, and family relationships. Cancer may mean alterations in physical characteristics, self-concept, feelings, and life-style, as well as loss of support and a need for information. This article reviews the cognitive, personal, and social meaning of cancer to children who have cancer, to those whose siblings have cancer, and to children of parents with cancer.
癌症对儿童的意义取决于多种个人和家庭特征，包括儿童的发育和认知水平、以往的生活经历、疾病背景、患癌的家庭成员以及家庭关系。癌症可能意味着身体特征、自我概念、情感和生活方式的改变，以及支持的缺失和对信息的需求。本文回顾了癌症对患癌儿童、其兄弟姐妹患癌的儿童以及父母患癌的儿童在认知、个人和社会层面的意义。
