"Families matter. They matter because they provide the context of adjustment in which the person with cancer responds to his or her disease” (Blanchard paragraph 2). ScienceDirect concludes that not only does the repercussion of cancer affect the patient; studies display that families are as distressed as cancer patients leading to the assumption that spousal and patient distress are correlated. When a person develops cancer, it is important to acknowledge that cancer profoundly affects the whole family, not just the person dealing with the illness. The long-term effect of family members contributing to a patient with cancer that will be displayed throughout each paragraph will consist of the social, emotional, and educational consequences.
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Many cancer patients feel that in some form they were dehumanized and labeled as a case or just simply ‘someone with cancer’.Scientific research confirms that professionals should be aware of psychological and social reactions of kids with advanced stages of cancer in order for them to feel more in control of themselves and to not leave it up to the doctors. Patients should be informed about the risk of psychological reactions because the more information they receive about their illness the better it will help them cope. According to the document Life after Radiotherapy it states, “Patients continue to think about their illness and treatment throughout the 24-month study period, but find it increasingly hard to share their worries with others. Their score on overall quality of life never reaches that of the controls” (Machin Paragraph three). This statement illustrates patient's social consequences such as making their life revolve around cancer because they were not fully informed on what risks could evolve. Additionally, Professionals should be aware of patients' needs to talk about their disease long after treatment because if the patient conceals what they are going through, they may find it difficult to socially interact about their illness. Scientific researchers came to this conclusion by giving a questionnaire about the health-related quality of life to one-hundred eighteen patients at the end of their treatment. …show more content…
The most important area of concern for juveniles with cancer is their relationships with other, this is displayed throughout the novel Teenagers Face To Face With Cancer when the authors state, “My heart swells up whenever I think about how much love my mom has for me… Her life stopped when I got sick. She was there every single night for four to five months” (Bertram 53). This proclamation illustrates the significance of how adolescents with cancer believe their misfortune is heavily weighted onto their parents, making social, emotional, and physical complications. Additionally, cancer patients have a major effect on their siblings for a variety of different reasons as stated “When a teenager develops cancer, both new strains and new strengths can surface in his or her relationship with brothers and sisters… When his younger brother tells him, in essence, that he wishes Winston would die, Winston shrugs it off, saying, “That's his way” (Bertram 56). This statement indicates how cancer affects adolescents relationships with their siblings and how it is exceedingly significant, because it illustrates many factors such as how siblings can be jealous of the ailing child getting all the attention in the family or if the sibling is struggling with
Many cancer patients feel that in some form they were dehumanized and labeled as a case or just simply ‘someone with cancer’.Scientific research confirms that professionals should be aware of psychological and social reactions of kids with advanced stages of cancer in order for them to feel more in control of themselves and to not leave it up to the doctors. Patients should be informed about the risk of psychological reactions because the more information they receive about their illness the better it will help them cope. According to the document Life after Radiotherapy it states, “Patients continue to think about their illness and treatment throughout the 24-month study period, but find it increasingly hard to share their worries with others. Their score on overall quality of life never reaches that of the controls” (Machin Paragraph three). This statement illustrates patient's social consequences such as making their life revolve around cancer because they were not fully informed on what risks could evolve. Additionally, Professionals should be aware of patients' needs to talk about their disease long after treatment because if the patient conceals what they are going through, they may find it difficult to socially interact about their illness. Scientific researchers came to this conclusion by giving a questionnaire about the health-related quality of life to one-hundred eighteen patients at the end of their treatment. …show more content…
The most important area of concern for juveniles with cancer is their relationships with other, this is displayed throughout the novel Teenagers Face To Face With Cancer when the authors state, “My heart swells up whenever I think about how much love my mom has for me… Her life stopped when I got sick. She was there every single night for four to five months” (Bertram 53). This proclamation illustrates the significance of how adolescents with cancer believe their misfortune is heavily weighted onto their parents, making social, emotional, and physical complications. Additionally, cancer patients have a major effect on their siblings for a variety of different reasons as stated “When a teenager develops cancer, both new strains and new strengths can surface in his or her relationship with brothers and sisters… When his younger brother tells him, in essence, that he wishes Winston would die, Winston shrugs it off, saying, “That's his way” (Bertram 56). This statement indicates how cancer affects adolescents relationships with their siblings and how it is exceedingly significant, because it illustrates many factors such as how siblings can be jealous of the ailing child getting all the attention in the family or if the sibling is struggling with