palliative care

Emotional & Mental Quality of Life Improved with Early Intervention of Palliative Interventions

Advanced registered nurse practitioners (ARNP) had been integrated into the oncology team at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida with the purpose of discussing palliative care intervention for persons newly diagnosed with metastatic cancer. The team found that this type of intervention improved emotional and mental quality of life (QoL) for those patients who participated [...]

By Malecare|2017-10-19T10:51:03-04:00June 18th, 2012|Advanced Prostate Cancer, Clinical Trials, Clinical Trials, End-Of-Life, mental health, Uncategorized, Understanding APC|0 Comments

But, I’m Not Dying!

I received a telephone call recently from a man who was angry and upset. All he could say was, but I’m not dying, I’m not dying! I was finally able to calm him down enough to be able to get him to tell me his story. It seems that his doctor told him that it [...]

By Malecare|2020-02-04T11:43:30-05:00June 10th, 2010|Advanced Prostate Cancer, Drugs & Treatments, End-Of-Life, General Information, How We Live, Uncategorized, Understanding APC|2 Comments