Journal of Pediatric Psychology vol. 30 no. 1 © Society of Pediatric Psychology 2005; all rights reserved.
Commentary: Psychosocial Functioning of Children and Adolescents Surviving Cancer: The Junior Investigators’ Perspective
1 Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children’s Hospital, Boston, and 2 National Cancer Institute, Health Promotion Research Branch
All correspondence should be sent to Eugene A. Meyer, PsyD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney St., Room D312, Boston, MA 02445. E-mail: tony_meyer@dfci.harvard.edu.
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In their articles, Patenaude and Kupst (2005)
and Kazak (2005) have aptly provided the next generation of pediatric psycho-oncologists with not only a thorough review of how far we have come but also a direction for future research in the field of pediatric psycho-oncology. Patenaude and Kupst highlight that although substantial progress has been made in a relatively short period, we are only beginning to understand what the psychosocial needs of patients and their families are and how to address them. In both articles, the authors comment that as methods of treatment for cancer have improved and as length of survival has increased, the needs of children and families have changed. For instance, Kazak points out that advances in pharmacological treatments for pain management have decreased the need among some patients for traditional cognitive behavioral therapy for pain management. Patenaude and Kupst point out
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