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Serving The Student-Survivor: Exploring The Transitional And Psychosocial Needs Of School-Aged Children With Cancer And Chronic Illness, Devon Malia Lanin
Serving The Student-Survivor: Exploring The Transitional And Psychosocial Needs Of School-Aged Children With Cancer And Chronic Illness, Devon Malia Lanin
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The advances in medicine today have created an emerging population of student-survivors, school-aged children living with and/or recovering from serious health conditions (Bauman, 2010). Each school day in the United States, 46 young people, or the equivalent of two classrooms of students, learn they have cancer (Cure Search National Childhood Cancer Foundation, 2010). These statistics reflect the fact that cancer is one of the most chronic illnesses in childhood. Most serious childhood medical issues will have life-long ramifications. This qualitative research study is comprised of an in-depth review of the research literature and the responses and information gathered from two …