title: [The child with a 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 minimized 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 onco-hematologic disease.
authors.affiliation: Enfermagem do Programa, PG-ENF/UFSC.
authors.forename: Ana Izabel Jatobá
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.forename: Alacoque Lorenzini
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Erdmann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005195:Family Relations; D006291:Health Policy; D006295:Health Resources; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D009938:Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration*