When a friend or family member is coping with a serious illness, it can be difficult to find the right way to communicate. Members of our staff at Issels® share five simple and practical tips to express support for a loved one who is undergoing cancer treatment. 1. Schedule personal visits. *Be considerate of your friend’s needs. … Continue reading 5 Tips on How to Offer Support to Someone With Cancer
When you’re caring for a loved one who is undergoing cancer treatment, it’s easy to put them first while losing sight of your own needs. While that feeling is understandable, taking care of yourself benefits both you and the patient. What Is a Caregiver? Many cancer patients receive treatment on an outpatient basis, meaning they … Continue reading You Must Take Care of Yourself While Caring for a Cancer Patient
Are you a cancer caregiver who’s tiptoeing around your loved one because you’re afraid of saying the wrong thing? Use these tips to guide your conversations in positive and helpful directions. Tips for Talking to a Cancer Patient Don’t stress about coming up with the perfect words. This is a new situation for both of you. If you don’t … Continue reading Cancer Caregiver Tip: Talking about Cancer with Your Loved One
When you receive a diagnosis of cancer, your mental and emotional adjustment can make a difference during your course of immuno oncology treatment. Unfortunately, most people have no frame of reference for coping with such news. The American Cancer Society offers helpful tips for coming to terms with a cancer diagnosis and continuing to live life to the … Continue reading Tips for Coping with a New Cancer Diagnosis
When you receive a diagnosis of cancer, your mental and emotional adjustment can make a difference during your course of immuno oncology treatment. Unfortunately, most people have no frame of reference for coping with such news. The American Cancer Society offers helpful tips for coming to terms with a cancer diagnosis and continuing to live … Continue reading Tips for Coping with a New Cancer Diagnosis
Nearly everyone in America has been touched by cancer, whether it’s through personal experience or that of a friend or family member. One woman literally turned her loss into hope for continued research in immunotherapy for cancer and other treatments. Sorrow Gives Rise to Hope Susan Hunt’s experience came when her best friend Beth was … Continue reading Seed Money from Give Hope Will Help to Fund Pancreatic Cancer Research
