%0 Journal Article %J Psychoonkologia %@ 1429-8538 %D 2009 %F Baran2009 %T Application of the conception of traumatic stress in research on children with cancer and their parents %X The goal of this article is to present the psychological issue of cancer as a traumatic event. It makes it possible for survivors of cancer and their relatives to describe psychological and psychopathological effects. This study is based on a survey of the word literature of psycho-oncology from the last 10 years. Rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in survivors of childhood cancer and their mothers and fathers are presented. Although the number of cases of post-traumatic stress disorder is not higher than the number in the whole population, it is interesting to note the high frequency of appearance of post-traumatic stress symptoms. %A Baran, Joanna %P 28-32 %9 journal article %U https://www.termedia.pl/Application-of-the-conception-of-traumatic-stress-in-research-on-children-with-cancer-and-their-parents,63,15393,1,1.html