Some Educational Implications of Childhood Cancer

R si fearc^ into the social and psychological effects of *ness on children with such chronic diseases as hrria, diabetes, haemophilia and cystic fibrosis is inclusive; some studies (Olch, 1971; Gayton and Friedar|, 1974) indicate that these children often fall short of Q'r educational potential, but others .(Burton, 1974; J0rmina et al, 1976) suggest that children develop, in ^'n9 strategies, and tend to perform at least averagely 1 academic tasks. A similar diversity is to be found in the erature concerning social adjustment (Brown, 1979; ?wles, 1971; Swift, Seidman and Stein, 1967).