{"id":3476,"date":"2022-09-26T12:12:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T17:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/?p=3476"},"modified":"2022-09-26T12:12:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T17:12:52","slug":"cancer-caregiver-tip-talking-about-cancer-with-your-loved-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/26\/cancer-caregiver-tip-talking-about-cancer-with-your-loved-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancer Caregiver Tip: Talking about Cancer with Your Loved One"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/issels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cancer caregiver<\/a>\u00a0who\u2019s tiptoeing around your loved one because you\u2019re afraid of saying the wrong thing? Use these tips to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cancercenter.com\/community\/caregiver-tips\/cancer-etiquette\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guide your conversations<\/a>\u00a0in positive and helpful directions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tips for Talking to a Cancer Patient<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Don\u2019t stress about coming up with the perfect words. This is a new situation for both of you. If you don\u2019t 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\u00a0<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\u2019re 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 \u201cYou\u2019ll be fine\u201d or \u201cAt least you got the \u2018good\u2019 cancer.\u201d Of course you don\u2019t want to be a source of doom and gloom, but minimizing the situation doesn\u2019t make the patient feel any better.<\/li>\n<li>Every case of cancer is different. Don\u2019t bring up friends, family members or acquaintances and compare their situations.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t ask for details about their\u00a0<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>\u00a0such 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\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/issels.com\/cancer-vaccines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cancer vaccines<\/a>\u00a0and other individually tailored and integrative\u00a0<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\u00a0cancer caregiver\u00a0who\u2019s tiptoeing around your loved one because you\u2019re afraid of saying the wrong thing? Use these tips to\u00a0guide your conversations\u00a0in positive and helpful directions. Tips for Talking to a Cancer Patient Don\u2019t stress about coming up with the perfect words. This is a new situation for both of you. If you don\u2019t &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/26\/cancer-caregiver-tip-talking-about-cancer-with-your-loved-one\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Cancer Caregiver Tip: Talking about Cancer with Your Loved One<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[480,580],"tags":[224,383],"class_list":["post-3476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cancer-caregivers","category-cancer-treatment","tag-cancer-treatment","tag-issels-cancer-treatment"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3476","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3476"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3478,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3476\/revisions\/3478"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}