The child with cancer diagnosis: revisiting the way of assistance policies

Abstract

This paper considers about the onco-hematologic assistance policies and their implications in caring for a child with cancer diagnosis and his/her family. It emphasizes that the existential changes of the child-family unit may be minimizes by the policies that assure access to resources. The study shows how Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) are inserted in the context. The conclusion is that the engagement of families as well of health professionals and institutions, both governmental and non-governmental, may contribute to the implementation of policies that enlarge the network of assistance to children who suffer from an oncohematologic disease.