Lin Kwok Yin. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 116-124). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ACKNOWLEDGMENT --- p.i / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / LIST OF CONTENTS --- p.vii / LIST OF APPENDIX --- p.x / LIST OF TABLES --- p.xi / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.3 / Introduction --- p.3 / Impact of childhood cancer on the family in general --- p.4 / Impact of childhood cancer on children with the disease --- p.10 / Impact of childhood cancer on the well siblings --- p.16 / Impact of childhood cancer on parents --- p.21 / Impact on families with terminally ill children --- p.25 / Impact of the disease on families who have lost children with cancer --- p.29 / Summary of literature review --- p.32 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY --- p.35 / Aim and objectives --- p.35 / Methodology and research design --- p.35 / Subjects for study --- p.36 / Data collection method --- p.38 / Data collection procedure --- p.42 / Data analysis --- p.45 / Validity --- p.47 / Reliability --- p.48 / Pilot study --- p.50 / Ethics --- p.51 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION --- p.54 / Introduction --- p.54 / Parents --- p.55 / Summary of the findings obtained from parents' data --- p.75 / Children with cancer --- p.76 / Summary of the findings obtained from children's data --- p.85 / Siblings --- p.86 / Summary of the findings obtained from siblings' data --- p.98 / A comparison of the findings obtained from parents' and children's data --- p.99 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- CONCLUSION --- p.104 / Limitations --- p.104 / Implications for nursing practice --- p.107 / Recommendations for nursing practice and further research --- p.112 / Conclusion --- p.114 / REFERENCES --- p.116 / APPENDIX --- p.125