What research should we be doing?
Hello BCNA community! This is my first post. I'm a scientist working on breast cancer and I was looking through some of the threads here and it strikes me that the issues we scientists think are the i...
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Hi @wingman, it’s great to see some of the developments in cancer research and their impact on people with cancer and survival rates. Thank you to you and all researchers for your continued hard work.
I’ve been thinking about your question. I’d love to see some more research into the psychosocial aspects of chemotherapy and cancer treatment more broadly. Chemo was a very lonely experience for me. I wore cold caps and I couldn’t hear very well, or listen to music. I felt a million miles from everyone. Just writing this 4 years later makes me cry. I wanted to write a letter at the time to let the nurses know how I felt, but I felt a bit powerless and didn’t want to be seen as the difficult patient.
Perhaps a closer look into the benefits of music and massage during chemo might be good, along with encouraging small groups to get to know each other a bit. Another idea I have is to look further into the role that online technology can play in promoting mental health and wellbeing during treatment. Keep up the good work. Research is helping people to survive cancer in greater numbers and has the possibility of promoting a better quality of life for people undergoing cancer treatment and for survivors.
I’ve been thinking about your question. I’d love to see some more research into the psychosocial aspects of chemotherapy and cancer treatment more broadly. Chemo was a very lonely experience for me. I wore cold caps and I couldn’t hear very well, or listen to music. I felt a million miles from everyone. Just writing this 4 years later makes me cry. I wanted to write a letter at the time to let the nurses know how I felt, but I felt a bit powerless and didn’t want to be seen as the difficult patient.
Perhaps a closer look into the benefits of music and massage during chemo might be good, along with encouraging small groups to get to know each other a bit. Another idea I have is to look further into the role that online technology can play in promoting mental health and wellbeing during treatment. Keep up the good work. Research is helping people to survive cancer in greater numbers and has the possibility of promoting a better quality of life for people undergoing cancer treatment and for survivors.