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Care during cancer: Information for patients, families and caregivers
By TevaHealth & Fitness
Care during cancer: Information for patients, families and caregivers episodes
- Caring for the caregiverIn our tenth and final episode, we talk about caregivers and their needs, with advice on a range of topics, from self-care to managing stress and emotions.8 min
- Involving childrenIn this episode, we explore why it is important to involve children in the family’s experience of living with cancer and how to approach the subject with them.7 min
- Emotional communicationLearn how to maintain an open emotional communication dynamic among everyone in the family living with cancer.8 min
- Sexuality and cancerIn this episode, we talk about a little-discussed subject: how cancer and its treatment may affect the sexuality of patients and their partners.6 min
- Skin and oral care during cancer treatmentCancer can affect a patient’s skin, oral health and hair. We share some ways to help manage these effects.5 min
- Sleep and rest during cancer treatmentIn this episode, we suggest ways to help improve a cancer patient’s sleep cycle and manage insomnia.5 min
- Impaired awareness and delirium during cancer treatmentGet tips on recognizing the signs of impaired awareness and delirium in a cancer patient—and ways you can respond as a caregiver.5 min
- Diet and cancer treatmentThis episode looks at the ways cancer treatments can affect the patient’s diet and offers practical tips on managing a nutritious diet.4 min
- Pain in cancer patientsPain in cancer patients—whether because of the condition or treatment—can be managed. This episode looks into pain and its management.6 min
- Effects of cancer treatmentsIn this first episode, we look at the effects of cancer treatments, and share some insights into how today’s treatments are more targeted and better tolerated than those of the past.8 min
About Care during cancer: Information for patients, families and caregivers
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This ten-episode series by Teva Canada explores the most common issues you or a loved one may experience while living with cancer, from effects of treatments and pain management to diet and emotional communication. We share some helpful information on what to expect and practical ways these issues can be approached.
The series is hosted by France Giroux, a senior nurse consultant with Teva Canada’s Patient Services.
This series was initially developed for Teva Chile by Daniela Rojas, a psychologist specializing in psycho-oncology and palliative care, and Dr. Moyra López, a physician specializing in pain relief and palliative care. It has been adapted for Canadian audiences by Teva Canada.