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UT Southwestern Cancer Center offers supportive care such as education resources, nutrition counseling, support groups, survivorship classes, and rehabilitation for patients and their families.

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Dwight Powell Children and Family Support Program

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The Dwight Powell Children and Family Support Program provides guidance, education, and resources to help patients and their children cope with cancer.

UT Southwestern’s Cancer Support Service specialists provide insight on when stress over a parent’s cancer diagnosis may be getting to be too much for a child.

UT Southwestern’s Cancer Support Service specialists explain cancer-related terms in child-friendly ways.

UT Southwestern’s Cancer Support Service specialists suggest to avoid keeping cancer a secret from children—it’s important to be direct and open with your children about what’s happening.

UT Southwestern’s Cancer Support specialists provide guidance on how to tailor your conversation about your cancer diagnosis to what a child is able to understand.

As you begin to share information about your illness with others, you might wonder whether to tell your child’s school. Here are some things to keep in mind and consider.

UT Southwestern’s Cancer Support Service specialists provide insight on talking to your children about cancer.

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