Cancer and its treatment affect a child's body functions and
structures, physical function and quality of life to varying degrees.
Disability refers to a situation in which partial or complete
losses are observed in the functions of mental, physical,
behavioral, and sensory organs due to injuries. Of the cancer
patients who suffer severe symptoms, while some carry out
their roles/normal lives again, others experience temporary
or permanent disability. It has been determined that cancer
patients whose treatment is completed develop a permanent
disability, and that this ratio was higher than the general permanent
disability rate in society. It is reported that children
diagnosed with cancer at a young age are at greater risk of
disability. Identification and classification of disability is very
complicated. The International Classification of Functioning,
Disability and Health (ICF), one of the best-known methods,
can be used for the identification of disability in children with
cancer.
Keywords: Disability; cancer; cancer and disability
