“…The child or adolescent undergoing treatment needs to deal with invasive procedures, side effects, the interruption of school and social routines, the suspension of leisure activities, changes in diet, in self-image and self-conception, uncertainty of how the treatment will progress, doubts, periodical hospitalization, physical pain, separation from family members and familiar places, losses that harm socialization and interfere in personal relationships (Gomes et al, 2004;McGrath et al, 2005;Shiota et al, 2004;G. M. Silva, Teles, & Valle, 2005).…”