I have cancer: How do I tell my children? Published on 03/02/2022 Normalization the use of the word 'cancer' may be key to achieving a generational change toward destigmatizing the disease, thus improving the quality of life of patients. Providing the child wishes to do so, sharing information with young children relieves the anxiety and uncertainty of the disease, and helps prevent them from seeking answers by other means. Involving children in the changes that our body will undergo, making them see the process as something natural will help us to have a healthier relationship with the unpleasant emotions that arise during the process.