title: [French support organisations for young cancer patients and their families].
abstract: This article describes the many French voluntary organisations that provide support for young cancer patients and their families, focusing on their geographic distribution, size, catchment area, recruitment, communication, and interactions. They are characterized by their diversity and adaptability, and by a widespread view that there are better ways of fighting these illnesses and of enhancing the quality of life of both the children concerned and their families. The potential benefits of partnerships between such organisations and healthcare professionals and institutions are underline.
authors.affiliation: Espace ethique AP-HP, CHU Saint-Louis, 1, av. Claude Vellefaux, 75475 Paris Cedex 10. davous@ccr.jussieu.fr
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Davous
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers; D005190:Family; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D020407:Internet; D007938:Leukemia; D009369:Neoplasms; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000458:organization & administration; D017741:Survivors