34% of parents that have been through the experience of having a child that overcame a cancer, confirms that still feels an emotional distress even though the disease has gone into remission, according to a study led by the Dr. Carmina Castellano - Tejedor from Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) and the University Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB).This general stress is influenced by the strategies used to cope with the situation during the treatment, and for this reason the associations between the reactions from the parents during the treatment and the emotional distress related to the recurrence of cancer in the survival period have been explored.For the study's purpose, 41 parents have been evaluated (chosen by their involvement in the oncological experience), from patients of the Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Department of the Hospital Universitari del Vall d'Hebron, and their reactions have been evaluated during the experience of cancer of their children.The profile of the study The participants, aged between 23 - 62 years old and mainly women, are relatives from the diagnosed minors, having a cancer at an average age of 6 years old.Several questions were asked to this relatives, as to evaluate the sensations in two key moments since the diagnosis: 1) during the period of the treatment, to value the social support perceived, the optimism, and emotional distress as well as how did they cope with the worst situation during the entry in the hospital and active treatment, and 2) during the current period of oncological remission -with the patients off treatment- considering the general stress, the emotional distress, and the positive and negative consequences of the whole experience.As Dr. Carmina Castellano - Tejedor' study explains, the 22% of parents have informed of positive consequences and almost 60% consider the consequences being positive and negative after the treatment, even though the painfulness of the lived experience.Hence, confronting an experience as the one of having a child diagnosed with cancer in a pediatric stage, means more than a vital threat, it can be a catalyst of growth and positive changes in the following stage of survival. Following this aspect, the health professionals in the pediatric cancer field have a key role on the parents' support, helping on their efficiency on managing the uncertainty that surrounds this kind of processes.Improve the psychosocial assistance Cancer doesn't only affect the patients but their caregivers and families. Thus, the more emotional support they receive during the active period of the treatment, the less emotional distress they will present during the survival period.By this means, it is necessary to develop psychosocial interventions in key moments during the process (as the diagnosis moment or the beginning of the treatment), to ensure the parents' adjustment during the active period of treatment and reduce the emotional distress during the period after the survival.