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bsally816
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6 years ago

Health care professionals working with breast cancer patients post diagnosis

Are there any health care professionals who worked with breast cancer patients prior to their own diagnosis, who continued working with them post treatment? How did you cope?  After 20 years of wor...
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JoeyLiz
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6 years ago
Hi there! I am a radiation therapist so I see breast cancer patients daily. I worked throughout my whole treatment, finished radiation last July at my own department. I have found that my care of patients has improved as I can now relate more and truly empathise with them on a more personal level.