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Educational and emotional support of patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
1 Cancer Outpatient Treatment Clinic, Hoag Cancer Center, Newport Beach, CA, and 2 Hoag Cancer Center, Newport Beach, CA
Patients diagnosed with an illness such as high-grade non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma experience a roller-coaster ride of care. Nurses can guide these patients through difficult decisions about treatment options for various stages of the disease. They can also help patients become knowledgeable partners in their own care so patients can better cope with the changing emotions they may experience. Honest and open communication with healthcare professionals is an extremely valuable aspect of care for patients with advanced lymphoma, and nurses can play a key role in fostering such supportive relationships.
| Commun Oncol 2006;3:449–451 | full text |  88 kb |