Psychosocial care in the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology of public hospitals in Argentina.

Background: Blood diseases and cancer are part of a group of rare conditions in pediatrics. In general, cancer treatments are prolonged (months or years), so psychosocial support has been introduced to provide comprehensive care to these patients.

Objective: To explore psychosocial care provided at the public hospitals of Argentina to children and adolescents with cancer.