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When Your Parent Has Cancer: A Guide for Teens
    Posted: 04/05/2006



This Booklet Is For You






You've Just Learned That Your Parent Has Cancer






Learning About Cancer






Cancer Treatment






What Your Parent May Be Feeling






Changes in Your Family






Taking Care of Yourself






Finding Support






You and Your Friends






How You Can Help Your Parent






After Treatment






The Road Ahead






Learning More on Your Own






Appendix A: Monitoring Tests






Appendix B: Cancer Team Members







Acknowledgments



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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank the many teens, scientists, and health professionals who assisted with the development and review of this publication.

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