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How much should children be told about their diagnosis and surgery?

Lucy Bray looks at the implications for practice of a study examining how parents share medical information with their children 
Picture shows abstract image of child talking to her mother. A study explored whether children experienced less long-term stress if they were informed about their medical condition and planned surgery

Lucy Bray looks at the implications for practice of a study examining how parents share medical information with their children and discusses its implications

Parents can struggle to find the right words when discussing their child's diagnosis and possible surgical intervention but the more information they have can mean a reduction in post-traumatic stress, a study has

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