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# 1346/Coping and Previous Functioning as Predictors of Quality of Life in Siblings of Children with Cancer
Houtzager, Bregje A, et al. Quality of Life Research Vol. 12, No. 7. Springer. Nov 2003. 825. Web. 10 Sept 2014. The abstract I chose from this journal shows research done on siblings of children diagnosed with cancer. The research basically shows that there are lasting psychological affects on the siblings of younger cancer patients. Some of the effects are that they become prone to negative expectations to outcomes about illnesses. -
European Journal of Cancer Care
Woodgate, R. L. "Life Is Never The Same: Childhood Cancer Narratives." European Journal Of Cancer Care 15.1. 2006. 8-18. Web. 10 Sept. 2014. This journal article talks about how the cancer experience is never truly over. Even when a child is in remission the parents are always afraid of its return. The psychological effects it had on the family members change their realities forever. Things can never return to "normal". -
Families, Systems & Health: The Journal of Collaborative Family Healthcare
Gerhardt, Cynthia A., et al. "Parental Adjustment To Childhood Cancer: A Replication Study." Families, Systems & Health: The Journal Of Collaborative Family Healthcare 25.3. 2007. 263-275. Web. 10 Sept. 2014. This specific article in the journal reports on research done on the parents of children with cancer and children in remission. It shows that parents can fall victim to all sorts of psychological effects due to the stress of the diagnosis of their children, such as unbearable stress level -
European Journal Of Cancer Care
BJÖRK, M., et al. "Returning To A Changed Ordinary Life - Families' Lived Experience After Completing A Child's Cancer Treatment." European Journal Of Cancer Care 20.2. 2011.163-169. Web. 10 Sept. 2014. This journal article talks about the personal feelings and experinces of the families of children who have completed a successful round of treatment for cancer. The way they feel like they want to get back to a sense of normalcy, but it's difficult because the experience has changed them. -
After The Diagnosis Of Childhood Cancer In Stepfamilies
Kelly, Katherine Patterson, and Lawrence H. Ganong. "“Shifting Family Boundaries” After The Diagnosis Of Childhood Cancer In Stepfamilies." Journal Of Family Nursing 17.1. 2011. 105-132. Web. 10 Sept. 2014. This article is research done on stepfamilies with a child with cancer and the effects that can have on the family, The research showed that the crisis sometimes made a family unsable, where boudries and the roles of everyone were shifted into new gears. Dealing with this change was hard. -
Plos ONE
Ljungman, Lisa, et al. "Long-Term Positive And Negative Psychological Late Effects For Parents Of Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review." Plos ONE 9.7. 2014. 1-15. Web. 11 Sept. 2014. This research describes the long-term negative and positive effects on parents with children with cancer in remission. There are studies on the effects the experience had on the ralationship between the parents, their marriage. The way the experience affected their family as a whole.