@article{quteprints39044,
       publisher = {Sage Publications, Inc.},
            year = {2011},
           pages = {83--92},
          number = {2},
          volume = {28},
         journal = {Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing},
           month = {March},
           title = {Childhood experiences of cancer : an interpretative phenomenological analysis approach},
          author = {Maya Griffiths and Robert Schweitzer and Patsy Yates},
        abstract = {Pediatric oncology has emerged as one of the great medical success stories of the last 4 decades. The cure rate of
childhood cancer has increased from approximately 25\% in the 1960{'}s to more than 75\% in more recent years. However,
very little is known about how children actually experience the diagnosis and treatment of their illness. A total
of 9 families in which a child was diagnosed with cancer were interviewed twice over a 12-month period. Using the
qualitative methodology of interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), children{'}s experiences of being patients with a diagnosis of cancer were explicated. The results revealed 5 significant themes: the experience of illness, the upside of being sick, refocusing on what is important, acquiring a new perspective, and the experience of returning to wellbeing. Changes over time were noted because children{'}s experiences{'} were often pertinent to the stage of treatment the child had reached. These results revealed rich and intimate information about a sensitive issue with implications for understanding child development and medical and psychosocial treatment.},
        keywords = {Cancer, Children, Phenomenology, Lived Experience},
             doi = {10.1177/1043454210377902},
             url = {https://eprints.qut.edu.au/39044/}
}