"Cancer doesn't just affect patients. But when we encounter the disease, we are used to reacting mindlessly - I myself was surprised at how many 'wrong' reactions there are. The most important thing is to let the patient know that we are here to help them sort anything out, arrange, deliver, shop, cook. But it's impossible to be supportive when you don't feel well yourself," says Nina Formánek Jaganjacová, founder of the educational organisation Sifty and the main author of a new guide for cancer patients and their loved ones.
In the interview you will find, among other things:
What is the "right" and "wrong" reaction when someone tells us they have been diagnosed with cancer?
How to offer help to patients?
Why can an overly civil approach be as bad as excessive pity?
Why is it not cynical to talk about wills or palliative care?
And how do we live with the awareness of the possibility of cancer in our lives without being completely consumed by it?
You may find the article here.
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