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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pain Symptom Manage. 2017 Jan 3;53(5):833–841. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.11.013

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Schema of Thematic Categories

This figure visually summarizes the good news and bad news themes parents perceived and demonstrates their relative prominence and interrelationships. Together, the top two boxes constitute “Tumor Talk,” whereas the bottom two boxes concern the greater context of the child’s overall health and life. Prominent themes were the most frequently endorsed, and each were endorsed by 15% or more of parent respondents. Prominent bad news themes are displayed in cranberry and secondary bad news themes are displayed in light orange. Prominent good news themes are displayed in teal and secondary good news themes are displayed in light blue. Cancer control and loss/lack of cancer control are perceived as dynamic, interrelated states, bridged by discussions of tumor stability, prognosis, and additional treatment options (shown as arrows). Child well-being and the deleterious effects of treatment may not be related to the state of cancer control/lack of control.