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8 November was World Day of Children of Parents with Cancer. This day is intended to draw attention to the special needs of children who experience their mother or father developing cancer. The Cancer Information Service also wants to address this topic in an online event. 12 out of 100 people who develop cancer have children under the age of 18 at the time of diagnosis. This presents affected families with numerous challenges. How do you explain the illness to children? What do they need to get through this difficult time as well as possible? How can the family cope with the changes to their daily lives and what will support parents? We would like to explore these and other questions during the event and present various support services.

The Cancer Information Service (KID) invites cancer patients and interested parties to the online lecture ‘When parents develop cancer - support for families in difficult times’ on 5 December 2024 from 4 to 6 p.m.

Programme

4:00 p.m. Welcome

• Dr. med. Susanne Weg-Remers, Head of the Cancer Information Service, DKFZ

4:05 p.m. When a parent has cancer – a turning point for the whole family

• Katrin Willig, psycho-oncologist, Psycho-Oncology Outpatient Clinic at the NCT Heidelberg / Psychosocial Cancer Counselling Centre Nordbaden, ANKKER counselling for families with a parent with cancer
  • Cancer diagnosis: what effect does it have on parents, children and other important caregivers
  • How do we explain the illness to our children?
  • What do children and adolescents need to get through this difficult time as well as possible?
  • How can the family cope with the changes to everyday life and what will support parents?
  • Questions from the chat will be answered

5:30 p.m. Where can I get support, what are helpful points of contact and information material?

• Doris Lintz, psycho-oncologist at the Cancer Information Service, DKFZ
  • Questions from the chat will be answered

6:00 p.m. End of the event

Click here to register.

The presentations will be available on the website after the event.

The Cancer Information Service is a service provided by the German Cancer Research Center for cancer patients, their families and friends, and anyone else seeking advice. Doctors answer all questions about cancer in an understandable and up-to-date manner free of charge. You can reach us by phone at 06221-420 30 40, by email (krebsinformationsdienst(at)dkfz.de) and, as of recently, also via chat (https://www.krebsinformationsdienst.de/chat.php). The website www.krebsinformationsdienst.de also provides reliable information on cancer as well as addresses and links to other quality-assured services.