A childhood cancer diagnosis has a devastating impact on a family, but a new app in Spain aims to give both parents and children the practical and emotional support they need.
Paula Rodriguez is the creator of a Spanish app Vivire con un Cencer Infantil (Living with Childhood Cancer) that helps people to track childhood cancer symptoms. When your child is diagnosed with cancer, a lot of emotions accumulate, she said. Among them fear, uncertainty, anger, incomprehension and we are overwhelmed by a lot of data such as diagnoses, prognoses, treatments, surgeries and transfers to other hospitals.
The app aims to accompany and inform families throughout the treatment process.