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Fear is common in sick children who interact with the healthcare system, and children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) are no exception. Perhaps their fear is unavoidable, yet all children have the right to adequate support in managing their situation.Such support can be especially important during a long, unpleasant course of treatment. This study focuses on the types of support from healthcare professionals and parents that 5-to-9-year-old children with ALL report as helping them when they feel scared.Age and development are associated with how children express hospital-related experiences (Lindeke et al., 2006). Although older children might have better verbal skills, younger children can also express their fear in practice and in research (Kassa et al., 2017;