Supporting Your Child with Cancer

Children take cues from their parents. As a parent of a child with cancer, there are steps you can take to support your child during this difficult time. Pediatric oncology experts share advice and suggestions that worked for other parents whose child had cancer.
Watch other childhood cancer videos in NCI’s When a Child Has Cancer Video series: • When Your Child Is Dia...
Find support for families when a child has cancer at www.cancer.gov/parents-support
Access our Children with Cancer: A Guide for Parents at www.cancer.gov/parents-guide
For an audio-described version of this video, visit • Audio-described Suppor...

[@paulinekirkland6529]

My son is 58 years old and homeless and has cancer and heart condition

[@NCIgov]

Hi Pauline, we are sorry to learn of your son’s diagnosis with cancer, a heart condition and that he is experiencing homelessness. This must be a difficult time for you both. Several organizations provide free support services to those who are affected by cancer. Contact information for those organizations can be found in our searchable support services locator at supportorgs.cancer.gov/home.aspx?js=1. We also invite you to contact the NCI’s Cancer Information Service for further information www.cancer.gov/contact. Take care.