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1 year, 1 month ago

How you can be a supportive ally to a cancer patient

Live Mint  

Being a strong ally and pillar of strength to a patient undergoing cancer treatment can be a difficult path to carve out for the caregiver. With primary responsibility falling on the caregiver, the journey needs to be an emotionally evolving and well-informed one, so that the patient feels supported physically and emotionally throughout. Spend some time to understand the treatment process: It is a norm for doctors onboard to confer with both the patient and the caregiver to help them understand the treatment process. Motivate the patient to consider taking oncotherapy sessions to reduce their growing mental turmoil through the cancer treatment.

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