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CECCR2 - Developmental: Tailored Intervention for Parents of Adolescent Brain Cancer Survivors

PI: James G. Gurney, PhD
affiliation: University of Michigan Medical School
topic:

brain cancer, suvivorship, adolescence, parents, transition

medium: internet, web
audience: parents of children who survive brain cancer
grant: Michigan Center for Health Communications Research II
sponsor: National Cancer Institute
number: P50 CA101451-06 - Dev 1
dates: 2008-09-01 - 2010-08-31

Parents of brain cancer survivors have a complicated path to preparing their adolescent for transition into adulthood - a task for which they are not routinely trained or prepared. The goal of this project is to address the needs of parents for enhancing their child's social and functional abilities and preparing them for transition into adulthood.