The Thing About Cancer

Explaining Cancer to Kids

The Thing About Cancer

Show Notes

How do you tell your kids you have cancer? In this episode, Julie McCrossin chats to CanTeen’s John Friedsam about different ways to talk about your cancer diagnosis with your kids.

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