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Advice to Medical Students - your thoughts
Hi all, as a BCNA Community Liaison I have the opportunity to speak to a group of 2nd Year Medical Students at the University of Sydney next week as part of their Oncology Unit. The talk will focus o...
@Zoffiel brown SUEDE pointy shoes my son informs me is de riguer atm for med students. I’d like to add @Jane221 that some discussion be had as to post treatment likely side effects- I was fine during treatment as I knew what to expect but have gotten the jitters after when changes happen that I did not expect or understand eg nerve regeneration causing chest pains , inflamed sore breast occurring months after radiotherapy has ended. I just think ,like I think is the case in the community generally , that when treatment ends they expect all is well and the med students need to know that is not the case - they need to know about the impacts it has on ours and our family’s lives for years to come even though they may not be able to assist us in many areas.