Cancer patient

personal accomplished to improve patient outcome (Tinkham, M. R, 2014). Caring for a Patient with Cancer All patients in the hospital have a story behind them that brought them to the hospital. Being a nurse for nine months, some patients have left a footprint in my mind and heart. One such patient was Mrs. R. She was diagnosed with a tumor in her abdomen which then metastasized to her lungs. It was a weekend morning, in which I was getting reports on my patients. The previous shift nurse gave the

AND THE CANCER PATIENT Approach to Care and the Cancer Patient Jennifer Swartz Grand Canyon University NRS 410 October 28, 2012 Approach to Care and the Cancer Patient “When it comes to cancer care, studies suggest that survival rates improve for patients when they are cared for by a multidisciplinary team” (Approach to Care, 2012, p. 1). This quote from the Wilmot Cancer Center’s article on how to approach care with cancer patients sums up two key pieces in approaching cancer care. First

The majority of cancer patients are distressed due to their health status despite the advancement of new technologies for cancer treatment. These patients are emotionally disturbed which in turn contributes to psychiatric problems such as anxiety and depression. The findings of this study show the significance of assessing the psychological conditions of cancer patients before treatment. This calls for the healthcare providers to not only provide treatment to the cancer patients, but also assess

According to American Cancer society individuals with stage 1 CRC have a 90% five year survival rate with only 12% five-year survival rate with individual with stage 4 CRC. Stage 4 is defined as cancer that has metastasized to distant organs that many include the liver. Current treatment for CRC involves the use of surgery, chemotherapy as well as radiation. Generally surgery is considered first line treatment for CRC in which the affected portion of the colon is removed. Since hyperglycemia in

Caring for the Oral Cancer Patient Sonja Black Brown Mackie College Greenville   Oral cancer is considered to be any cancer that affects the head or neck with the exclusion of the brain. According to The Oral Cancer Foundation, over 43 thousand people will be diagnosed with oral cancer yearly and of that number over 8 thousand of these cases will result in death (Hill, Deitz, & Sax, 2014, p. para 1). Oral cancer consists of squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, Kaposi’s sarcoma, lymphoma

Introduction Despite the numerous advances in recent years, many cancer therapies have retained a focus on cytotoxic chemotherapy or radiotherapy as the main course of treatment in patients with various types of maligancies. This approach is however unspecific in its mechanism, and effects its cytotoxic mechanism on healthy patient cells as well as cancer cells, causing a variety of secondary health problems and side effects in the patients, the most obvious and commonly observed being hair loss and

Among patients with pancreatic (1), hepatocellular (2), or breast (3) cancers, comorbidity caused by diabetes mellitus (DM) contributes to diminished long-term survival. Yet, the influence of DM on the prognosis of lung cancer patients remains ambiguous. In lung cancer patients, two studies have shown that patients with DM survived longer than those without (4, 5). In one of these studies (4), the conclusion was based on a small number of patients with unclear diagnostic criteria for DM and inappropriate

the most common cancers in the world, however lower rates were reported for the United Kingdom (Department of Health, 2012, p.39). The lower rates have been attributed to later stage at diagnosis or differences in treatments in older patients (Department of Health, 2012, p.39). Similarly despite tremendous improvements in cancer treatment due to better surgeries, new drugs and new therapies there are still emerging reports of less positive experiences of care received by patients. There are also

reported that lung cancer patients have some of the highest rates of psychological distress whereas men with prostate cancer have amongst the lowest rates of distress. One might wonder why there is a difference between the rates of distress when both groups of individuals have cancer. The simplest answer would be that these rates differ because individuals are not able to effectively adapt to their situation and have difficulty in changing their lifestyle. This is because cancer does disrupt all aspects

I decided to volunteer at the Central Alberta Cancer Centre for my community service learning project. My position is coffee cart volunteer. I get to go around to the chemotherapy recliners and radiation room and offer patients and families coffee and cookies. I also have the opportunity to sit and visit with these patients, which is my favourite part. I am able to let them talk about their diagnosis and share information with them about the Cancer Centre. I am often the first person they get to