Especially for younger family members:

• More people are living with cancer now than ever before, and new ways to treat cancer are being discovered.


• Having cancer doesn't necessarily mean a person will die from it.


• Nothing you did or didn't do caused you or your family member to get cancer.


• Nothing you thought or said caused you or your family member to get cancer.


• Cancer is not contagious- you can't catch it from someone else or give it to someone else.


• If one of your family members has cancer, doesn't mean that you will have cancer too.


• Nobody can tell you why your parent or brother or sister is sick and you are healthy.


• The way you behave cannot change the fact that someone has cancer or that your family is upset.


• It is good for you to continue with your school and outside activities.