{"id":2795,"date":"2017-07-24T03:24:05","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T08:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/?p=2795"},"modified":"2017-07-12T14:28:09","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T19:28:09","slug":"cancer-caregiver-tips-talking-about-cancer-with-your-loved-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/24\/cancer-caregiver-tips-talking-about-cancer-with-your-loved-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancer Caregiver Tips: Talking About Cancer with Your Loved One"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2732\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2732\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2732 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Depositphotos_23935969_m-2015-250x150.jpg\" alt=\"Cancer Caregiver Tips: Talking About Cancer with Your Loved One\" width=\"250\" height=\"150\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cancer Caregiver Tips: Talking About Cancer with Your Loved One<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Are you a <a href=\"http:\/\/issels.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cancer caregiver<\/a> who&#8217;s tiptoeing around your loved one because you&#8217;re afraid of saying the wrong thing? Use these tips to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cancercenter.com\/community\/caregiver-tips\/cancer-etiquette\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guide your conversations<\/a> in positive and helpful directions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tips for Talking to a Cancer Patient<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Don&#8217;t stress about coming up with the perfect words. This is a new situation for both of you. If you don&#8217;t know what to say, be honest about it. Your loved one will let you know what he or she needs.<\/li>\n<li>Keep the <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/03\/caregiving-your-role-in-their-recovery-makes-a-difference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">focus on the patient<\/a>. You&#8217;re there to help them, not the other way around. Talk to another friend or family member if you need a sounding board.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid clich\u00e9s or dismissive comments like &#8220;You&#8217;ll be fine&#8221; or &#8220;At least you got the &#8216;good&#8217; cancer.&#8221; Of course you don&#8217;t want to be a source of doom and gloom, but minimizing the situation doesn&#8217;t make the patient feel any better.<\/li>\n<li>Every case of cancer is different. Don&#8217;t bring up friends, family members or acquaintances and compare their situations.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t ask for details about their <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/02\/our-patient-testimonials-give-an-insiders-view-of-our-cancer-treatments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cancer treatment<\/a> such as blood test results or possible side effects. Let them share information if they like, but respect their personal boundaries.<\/li>\n<li>Sometimes no words are necessary. Your loved one might want you to provide a sympathetic ear, or may prefer a period of silence. Be willing to graciously accommodate their wishes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Personalized Cancer Treatment from Issels\u00ae<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your experience with cancer is unique, so your treatment should be also. Visit our website to learn more about <a href=\"http:\/\/issels.com\/cancer-vaccines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cancer vaccines<\/a> and other individually tailored and integrative <a href=\"http:\/\/66.135.32.155\/issels\/Questionnaire\/request-issels-info.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">immunotherapy for cancer treatments<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a cancer caregiver who&#8217;s tiptoeing around your loved one because you&#8217;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&#8217;t stress about coming up with the perfect words. This is a new situation for both of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/24\/cancer-caregiver-tips-talking-about-cancer-with-your-loved-one\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Cancer Caregiver Tips: Talking About Cancer with Your Loved One<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[201,480,204,1],"tags":[487,265,220,603],"class_list":["post-2795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cancer-care-tips","category-cancer-caregivers","category-living-with-cancer","category-uncategorized","tag-cancer-care-tips","tag-cancer-caregiver-tips","tag-living-with-cancer","tag-talking-with-loved-ones"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2795"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2798,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2795\/revisions\/2798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}