Practical Insights for Treating Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Bridging Research to Real-World Practice : Episode 9
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Integrating Support Services and Caregiver Roles in mCRC Care
Key Takeaways
- Patients in the third-line stage of mCRC experience anxiety, fear, and uncertainty, impacting treatment decision-making.
- Early involvement of support services, such as social work and palliative care, is crucial for addressing psychosocial challenges.
Medical experts explore the psychological and emotional aspects of decision-making for patients in the third-line stage of metastatic colorectal cancer, recommend involving support services like social work or palliative care, and discuss the caregiver’s role in supporting patients through these psychosocial challenges.
Video content above is prompted by the following:
- To set the stage, what are some of the psychological and emotional aspects of treatment decision-making with patients entering the third-line stage of metastatic colorectal cancer?
- What are your recommendations for involving support services (such as social work or palliative care) to help patients navigate the psychosocial components of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), and at what point in a patient’s care journey does this begin?
- What is the role of the caregiver in advanced mCRC in supporting a patient through these psychosocial components?
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