title: Reentry: living with childhood cancer.
abstract: The reentry process for the pediatric cancer patient involves returning to family, friends, and community while still undergoing rigorous medical treatment. This paper discusses the role of the mental health professional in helping child, parents, and siblings manage outpatient care, emphasizing resumption of normal activities and productive patterns of coping.
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010290:Parents; D010379:Peer Group; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012801:Sibling Relations; D013315:Stress, Psychological