Oncological disease is one of the most dreaded diseases that brings fear with it. Fear of treatment, fear of the consequences of oncological disease, fear of death and, of course, negatively affects the personality of its wearer. It is important to realize that in many cases, even after the end of the treatment, there will always be the threat of relapse or worsening of the original disease, or of the lifelong consequences of the primary disease and its side effects. The authors of the paper point to the fact that an individual with an oncological disease, due to the nature of the disease, due to the increased tendency to its recurrence, due to the impact of the disease and its treatment on the individual's personality and, of course, in a certain period of life, also possible consequences for his education, belongs to research areas of special pedagogy.