Inclusion Criteria:  diagnosed with cancer, requiring venipuncture for blood tests, 6-12 years old, ceasing analgesics 6 hours before venipuncture, being in a non-terminal phase of the disease, being free of neutropenia, volunteering to participate in the study, both parent and child being free of any health problems that prevent communication  Exclusion Criteria:  reporting pain for another reason in the time of the venipuncture having another chronic disease besides cancer