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"Cancer is not a single disease with a single cause or type of treatment. In fact, there are as many cancers as there are types of human cell - just over 200. Each of the 200 types of cancer has its own name, behaviour and treatment. All cancers involve abnormal growth of cells."
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...I can truly say that cancer has such a major impact on everyone that it touches, I am probably not wrong in saying that most people have been touched by cancer in one way or another and I am sure it has had a huge impact on your life and you family and friends life.
As you may already know I have recently qualified as a nurse and I have spent the past 6 months working in a hospice in Swansea where I have met the most amazing people, ... .../>
Nursing a patient with cancer is truly a rewarding experience, although where I was working was a hospice and patients were fully aware that they were not going to get better but they knew that we were there to help them and make them feel as comfortable as we could during their last days and hours. Do not get me wrong not all patients go to a hospice to die, hospices are much more in depth than that and involve looking after a patient to obtain ... more
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I write this from the heart and I can truly say that cancer has such a major impact on everyone that it touches, I am probably not wrong in saying that most people have been touched by cancer in one way or another and I am sure it has had a huge impact on your life and you family and friends life.
As you may already know I have recently qualified as a nurse and I have spent the past 6 months working in a hospice in Swansea where I have met the most amazing people, each and every one of them has had a huge impact on my life and I will never forget the people I have met there.
Nursing a patient with cancer is truly a rewarding experience, although where I was working was a hospice and patients were fully aware that they were not going to get better but they knew that we were there to help them and make them feel as comfortable as we could during their last days and hours. Do not get me wrong not all patients go to a hospice to die, hospices are much more in depth than that and involve looking after a patient to obtain symptom control and to rehabilitate patients so that they can have some quality of life when then go home.
"Cancer is not a single disease with a single cause or type of treatment. In fact, there are as many cancers as there are types of human cell - just over 200. Each of the 200 types of cancer has its own name, behaviour and treatment. All cancers involve abnormal growth of cells." http://www.macmillan.org.uk
During our life time one in every three of us will be diagnosed with cancer, cancer is rare in children and young people and two thirds of people diagnosed with cancer are over the age of 65 years. Although there are over 200 types of cancer, they can be grouped into five main types.
Carcinomas
Most cancers (85 per cent of cancers) are carcinomas. These start in the cells that line internal and external body surfaces. The commonest carcinomas are lung cancer, breast cancer and bowel cancer.
Sarcomas
Sarcomas begin in supportive tissues of the body, such as muscle, bone, cartilage, fat and connective tissue.
Leukaemia's
The leukaemias are cancers of the blood cells that grow in the bone marrow, which are found in the bloodstream.
Lymphomas
Lymphomas develop in the lymph nodes and tissues of the immune system.
Adenomas
Adenomas are tumours (often benign) that begin in glandular tissue, such as the pituitary gland or thyroid. So as you can see there are many types of cancer and it is likely that at some stage in your life you will be affected by it in some way.
In my experience of cancer nursing I have found that all cancer nurses are truly amazing they are not only supportive of each patient and see them as individuals and let them make their own choices and allow them to do things in their own time they are also a huge support to each other. I have seen a huge supportive team when being in the hospice and have learnt that nursing care not only involves patients but also involves each and every member of the team.
Again I have noticed that nothing in cancer nursing is too big or small for the staff to do, a recent example is that a patient that was in the hospice took a turn for the worse and was imminently dyeing, the patient's wishes were that she wanted to die at home so naturally everything was done so that she could go home as soon as possible, with in 24hrs a hospital bed had been put into the patients house, nursing care had been arrange and an ambulance was book for a morning pick-up for the following day, the lady went home today just 24hrs after deteriorating that would never have happened in a normal hospital ward setting.
I do feel that care for patients with cancer is of a much higher standard than general nursing care, which should not be the case but it's just a fact and a shame that people have to be so ill to receive the care they should be entitled to. I would h9oneslty say that my time with cancer patients has made me much more determined to give my very best care I can give to all of my patients and I feel that my experiences in the hospice will be with me forever and I will never forget the wonderful people I have met there.
Advantages: Rewarding area of cancer to work in. Disadvantages: Can be emotionally distressing.
...spending time and working with cancer patients. This was spent between my local district general hospital within its Oncology unit, and the local hospice. I was supported by every member of staff there, just as they all supported each other in all that they do. I think that the main thing that I had learnt during this time is that we are there to support the patient and their family, and that essentially it is their own life. Therefore, with our ... ...is right and true for cancer patients. It can be a distressing time for both them and for those who are closest to them, and we must do all that we can do for them in order to make their journeys a little more pleasant. Yet in the same way, it is also a difficult area for us as staff to work in too. We have feelings just as much as the next person, and this shows that we are just simply human beings and that we can to a level understand what our ...
danthepianoman 14.03.2006
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