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Brain tumours and cancer: insights as a parent and a nurse

Steven Jones Senior lecturer, Edge Hill University, Fazakerley, Liverpool

Steven Jones describes his daughter’s diagnosis and treatment for cancer, and their impact on his family

Being told your child has cancer and that her short-term survival is tenuous probably rates among the most devastating news a parent can ever hear. This article examines one family’s personal journey through the cancer treatment of their teenage daughter. The author, a registered nurse, also offers insights for nursing practice about how to deal with patients and their families.

Nursing Children and Young People. 24, 7, 14-17. doi: 10.7748/ncyp2012.09.24.7.14.c9273

Correspondence

joness@edgehill.ac.uk

Peer review

This article has been subject to open peer review

Conflict of interest

None declared

Keywords :

Brain tumour - head and neck cancer - chemotherapy - radiotherapy - surgery