[Specialised educator and socio-cultural animator in a cancer centre]. / Éducateur spécialisé et animateur socioculturel en centre de lutte contre le cancer.

The multidisciplinary teams dedicated to adolescents and young adults in cancer centres include professionals from special education or socio-cultural activities. These two professions are often unknown in the hospital environment. The educational approach implemented and the support offered by these professionals differ in their objectives, but have the common goal of improving the patient's well-being.

[A new approach to cancer in 15-25 year olds]. / Une nouvelle dynamique face au cancer des 15-25 ans.

The specificity of adolescence and early adulthood with people suffering from cancer requires adapted and specific care by nursing teams. The paediatric oncology and medical oncology teams at the Institut Curie in Paris, faced with such issues, have been working more closely together to create a special unit for 15-25 year olds.

[Care until the end of life]. / Des soins jusqu'à la fin de la vie.

When there is no more hope of a cure during a child's treatment, the curative period makes way for a palliative phase through to the last moments of the child's life. This phase is both difficult and fundamental for the child and his/her family, as well as for the caregivers, who must continue to provide care without any hope of curing the child. This phase determines how the period of mourning which follows the loss of a loved one is experienced, particularly for the family.