"How to Talk to Your Child About Breast Cancer"
Dr. Elisa Port, chief of breast surgery and co-director of the Dubin Breast Center at The Mount Sinai Hospital, is discusses how to talk to children about breast cancer.
In this U.S. News & World Report article, Dr. Port explains how to talk to children about breast cancer using simple language. “Children younger than 5 have little capacity to understand the complexity of cancer, says Port, author of the newly published book "The New Generation Breast Cancer Book: How to Navigate Your Diagnosis and Treatment Options – and Remain Optimistic-in an Age of Information Overload."” "The only thing they need to know is if the parent or mother will be away for a period of time, in the hospital, staying overnight a day or two," Port says. "In general, keep explanations simple, and limit it to how it will affect them immediately." Learn more
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