As childhood cancer has high incidence rates, teachers will likely have a student with cancer in their class or school at some point in their career. This situation probably gives rise to a host of different feelings, many questions, and probably some uncertainty which this guide is trying to address.
The guide deals with the following topics:
- Why a guide for school professionals?
- A few words about pediatric cancer
- Psychological considerations
- Returning to class
- Preparing the students to return to class
- Siblings
- Dealing with a terminally ill student
- To do more or to help the cause
The guide aims to answer frequent questions teachers have concerning the topic of cancer and therefore help all parties involved.
