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“We’re going to get through this together”: emotional support in advanced childhood cancer

17 février 2026

“We’re going to get through this together”: emotional support in advanced childhood cancer

By Carolina Lima | Published on February 17, 2026 | 3 min readAs HCPs, most of us will, at some point in our careers, encounter families facing one of the most devastating situations imaginable: an advanced childhood cancer diagnosis. Understanding how families experience prognostic conversations is crucial. The study “We’re going to get through this together” offers a powerful window into how pat

By Carolina Lima | Published on February 17, 2026 | 3 min read


As HCPs, most of us will, at some point in our careers, encounter families facing one of the most devastating situations imaginable: an advanced childhood cancer diagnosis.

Understanding how families experience prognostic conversations is crucial. The study “We’re going to get through this together” offers a powerful window into how patients, parents and oncologists themselves understand emotional support during prognostic discussions.

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Scientific reference

Christianson, C. et al, (2026). “We’re going to get through this together”: patient, parent, and oncologist recommendations for providing emotional support in advanced childhood cancer. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 44(1), 86–103.

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