Are there any books for children that explain breast cancer?

CPB1167 · July 2018

My daughter is 12. My ex husband and I talked to her last night about my diagnosis. She if very smart and observant and handled our conversation well so I dont know if she will need it but I was curious if there are any books for children that explain breast cancer?

Thank you so much

Moderators · July 2018

Hi CPB1167! Till you get responses from other members here, there are some Recommended Links and an article on Talking to Older Children and Teens from our main site that may be of help!

vidal1993 · August 2019

I hope CPB 1167 is able to find appropriate resources.

My wife and I have 2 daughters, ages 6 and 4. We bought "Cancer Hates Kisses", which of course is for much younger children.

Does anyone out there have young children?

How did you tell them? How did they react? Did it change over the course of treatment?

My wife will have a lumpectomy in about 1 month, then chemo, then radiation.

Peregrinelady · August 2019

https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/8/topics/819925?post_id=5414144

Try this thread. I believe there is a discussion about telling your children

vidal1993 · August 2019

Thank you.

ceanna · August 2019

Just ran a quick Amazon search and found a number of currently available children's books https://www.amazon.com/s?k=breast+cancer+children%27s+books&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss It's kind of a mixed list, but scroll through and see what might work for your daughter as far as reading level and whether or not it is specific to breast cancer or cancer in general. I don't have the background to recommend a specific title, but you can look at the reviews for each title. Many of the titles specific to breast cancer seem to be picture books but maybe you can spot one that might work for your 12-year-old. All the best. Ceanna

Are there any books for children that explain breast cancer?

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