Childhood Cancer

The types of cancers that occur in children vary greatly from those seen in adults. Leukemias, brain and other nervous system tumors, lymphomas, bone cancers, soft tissue sarcomas, kidney cancers, eye cancers and adrenal gland cancers are the most common cancers of children. About 9,200 children under 15 years of age in the United States were diagnosed with cancer in 2004.

Clinical hypnosis has been successfully used in controlling symptoms of the disease, including:

•  pain
•  fatigue
•  malaise
•  irritability
•  insomnia

as well as side effects of treatment, such as

•  nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy***
•  food aversions

***Jacknow, D. “Hypnosis in the Prevention of Chemotherapy Related Nausea and Vomiting in Children with Cancer:  A Prospective Study.” Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics , 1994, volume 15, pages 257-264.

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