Fathers appear to be less researched than mothers, in particular with regard to their emotional well-being during their child’s cancer diagnosis and treatment. This study investigates a small-scale service evaluation of a father’s support group for fathers of children with cancer in a paediatric oncology and haematology service. The group was set up in October 2017 to enable a safe and supportive reflective space for fathers of children with cancer. The group was open to fathers with a child on the ward on treatment, as well as fathers with children out of treatment, and in remission in the community. Data were analysed using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis. A number of themes are identified and discussed, including the emotional impact, ways of coping, gender roles, loss and feeling part of an oncology family. The fathers valued hearing each other’s stories about their child’s cancer diagnosis and experiences as this appeared to empower them in helping each other to feel a sense of normalisation for their feelings. They appreciated the group structure and discussed further ways for group improvement. Suggestions are made for developing services to meet emotional support needs of fathers of children with cancer.

与母亲相比，父亲似乎受到的研究较少，尤其是在孩子癌症诊断和治疗期间他们的情绪健康方面。本研究调查了对儿童肿瘤学和血液学服务中癌症患儿父亲的父亲支持小组的小规模服务评估。该小组成立于 2017 年 10 月，旨在为患有癌症的孩子的父亲提供一个安全和支持性的反思空间。该小组向有孩子在病房接受治疗的父亲，以及孩子在社区接受治疗且病情缓解的父亲开放。使用解释性现象学分析对数据进行分析。确定并讨论了许多主题，包括情绪影响、应对方式、性别角色、失去和感受肿瘤学家庭的一部分。父亲们很重视听到彼此关于他们孩子的癌症诊断和经历的故事，因为这似乎使他们能够互相帮助，让自己的感情感觉正常化。他们赞赏小组结构并讨论了进一步改进小组的方法。建议开发服务以满足癌症儿童父亲的情感支持需求。