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what we tell patients and how we tell
them. As hematology/oncology APPs, we
see cancer day in, day out; for patients,
though, this is the first time they’re
dealing with it. We can’t lose sight of
whom we’re talking with and what cancer
means to that person.
When patients see me, they want to
learn, in plain and simple terms, more
information about their cancer. Then,
they want to know what they can expect
from their treatment – how it’s going to
make them feel, how long they are going
to have to be on treatment, the results
they can expect, etc. Patients want to
know everything, but having all of that
information delivered at one time can be
overwhelming to them. It’s a balancing act.
This was something I did not realize
until a friend of mine was d