SIOP Working Committee on Psychosocial Issues in Pediatric Oncology
Guidelines for assistance to siblings of children with cancer: report of the SIOP Working Committee on Psychosocial Issues in Pediatric Oncology
Abstract
This is the seventh official document of the SIOP Working Committee on Psychosocial Issues in Pediatric Oncology, instituted in 1991. This document develops an additional topic discussed and approved by the SIOP Committee, "Assistance to siblings of children with cancer. " It is addressed to the pediatric oncology community and outlines general principles for helping siblings throughout phases of treatment: at diagnosis, during treatment, in the event of relapse, during bone marrow transplantation, after completion of therapy, during palliative care and the terminal phase.
Source and rights
Published by Medical and pediatric oncology, 1999. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.
doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1096-911x(199910)33:4<395::aid-mpo9>3.0.co;2-s
Prognia summarises this guideline for reference and education. It is not medical advice. Always check the official guideline and current local protocols before acting on it.
At a glance
- Organisation
- SIOP Working Committee on Psychosocial Issues in Pediatric Oncology
- Published
- 1999
- Applies to
- 🌐 International
- Scope
- International
- Journal
- Medical and pediatric oncology
- PubMed
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