Each child is a child: nursing care from the perspective of living/dying in an oncological surgical center

Child-juvenile cancer corresponds to a group of several diseases that have in common the uncontrolled proliferation of abnormal cells and that can occur anywhere in the body. According to the National Cancer Institute (INCA), in most cases, the symptoms are related to the common disease in childhood, thus representing the first cause of death with 8% of the total among children and adolescents from 1 to 19 years old., present in all Brazilian regions. It is an integrative review, which allows the elaboration of a synthesis of the knowledge already reported in the literature on a given topic and promotes a comprehensive analysis of the data found. In this study, the following guiding question was formulated: Whichnursing care from the perspective of living/dying in an oncology surgical center? In order to answer this question, data collection took place from May to July 2021 by two independent judges, in the following libraries/databases: BVS and MEDLINE/Pubmed.In this review, it was possible to see that nIn the global context, the incidence of cancer among children corresponds to about 1% to 3% of all malignant tumors in the general population. Regarding the possibilities of curing childhood cancer, it is emphasized that 80% of diagnosed children have the possibility of a cure as long as the diagnosis is made as early as possible and they are referred and treated in specialized centers.This study discussed and analyzed the scientific literature on the science of childhood cancer, specifically on nursing care in an oncology surgical center for children/adolescents with childhood cancer. It was identified that surgeries can be a stressful situation in the life of any human being, and in children the situation becomes even more delicate due to the hostile environment, as well as for family members and caregivers, but also for nursing in their day. -day-to-day professional practice.