Luiz, his Parentes and the Oncology Treatment: a Case Study

Abstract

Introduction: The complexity of treatment in pediatric oncology requires multimodal therapies in specialized centers, multiprofessional interventions and also a treatment that respects the individuality of each case. Case report: This is the case of a 16-year-old adolescent who was referred from a general hospital where he was diagosed with osteosarcoma. At the time, in addition to the locally advanced disease, the patient also had bilateral pulmonary metastases. With the support of the multiprofessional team, he and his parents were able to built strategies to cross the oncologic sickness. Conclusion: The cancer produces effects not only from an organic point of view, but also has consequences for the psyche, which can be potentially traumatic.  It is noted the need to elaborate the various grievances that go through the illness and oncological treatment so that some (re)inventive capacity is possible. It was evidenced that not only patients but also their caregivers and the multiprofessional team have ways of dealing with what they experience in daily routine in pediatric oncology.