One-On-One With A 2-Year-Old Cancer Patient

Child life specialist Liz Anderson of Children’s National Medical Center explains how she uses play to help 2-year-old Jade Tukan, a cancer patient, understand her medical care.

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<h1>One-On-One With A 2-Year-Old Cancer Patient</h1>
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<p>Child life specialist Liz Anderson of Children’s National Medical Center explains how she uses play to help 2-year-old Jade Tukan, a cancer patient, understand her medical care.</p><p><< <strong>Back To Main Story: </strong><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/Stories/2012/December/04/child-life-specialists-hospitals.aspx"><strong>Specialists Work To Reduce Kids’ Fears In The Hospital</strong></a></p><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p>

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