Searching for information and support online
Published: Dec 2018
Next review: Dec 2021
Help and advice for parents and families of children, teenagers and young adults with cancer.
When you are told your child has cancer, life turns upside down in an instant. You can be left feeling shock, fear and confusion and questions can run through your mind day and night. For most people, searching the internet is usually
the first choice to find quick and easy answers.
But the huge amount of information online can be overwhelming, and sometimes conflicting, causing even more worry and stress. It is important that parents make sure that health information is filtered and gathered from reliable, easy to understand sources.
As a parent or carer of a newly-diagnosed child, you may not feel confident when searching through cancer information. This leaflet offers advice and tips on where to start and what to look for.
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How this resource was made
Written by the CCLG Publications Committee, comprising multiprofessional experts in the field of children’s cancer.
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