The news of a cancer diagnosis is never welcome, but may be even more unexpected and difficult when the disease is diagnosed in a child or young adult.
Although cancer is much less common among children compared to adults - each year, the parents of approximately 15,700 kids will hear the words "your child has cancer."
Across all ages, ethnic groups and socio-economics, this disease remains the No. 1 cause of death by disease in children.
Selected Podcast
When Your Child has Cancer – Dealing with a Diagnosis
Featured Speaker:
Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach
Cindy Macfarlane, RN
Cindy Macfarlane is a registered nurse manager of the Jonathan Jaques Children’s Cancer Center at Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach Outpatient Clinic. She has worked at Miller Children’s for 26 years in both the in-patient and out-patient settings. As a registered nurse, Cindy provides information to help parents of children with cancer know what to expect and how to cope with a cancer diagnosis.Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach