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Abstract
Although the primary component in the management of childhood leukemia is medical treatment, the treatment protocol also should include psychologically oriented interventions to counteract the aversive and distressing sequelae of treatment. A prerequisite for such an approach is a base of information obtained from leukemic children concerning their cognitions about the disease and the impact of the side effects of the disease and its treatments. This study represents the first step in assembling such a base of information.