TREATMENT NIGHTMARES – COMMON EXPECTATIONS OF CANCER PATIENTS
The current treatment over the last many decades for cancer has been very difficult to cope up with. The patient is emotionally and physically traumatised and there is a sense of hopelessness among them. Cancer has seen to become a very common among the global population. A cancer diagnosis can be shocking to say the least. Depression, fear and anxiety are common and it most often leads to despair and helplessness. There is a strong need to review this approach, however there is an enormous scope to consider any alternative approach to avoid this painful method. Patients like to be heard on specific complaints and following is a list of such expectations of the patients that has been observed over the years;
Anxiety Management
One of the most common expectation of any cancer patient is the anxiety of being cured of the disease. This anxiety is such that it neither has an answer nor any assurance to live with. Symptomatic relief is equally important for those who are in pain. The pain might be manifested by the disease or the treatments involved. Relief is very difficult to seek since there is a structural deterioration that is involved.
Quality of Life
Quality of life for cancer patients is a very significant concern. Many of the available treatments are likely to deplete their energy and show a decline in their quality of life. The patients perpetually have anxiety about their physical performance. They fear being confined to a bed and that they may not be able to perform minimum tasks of taking care of
their own self.
Confidence of the Patients
The confidence is severely shaken and they need constant assurance and hope for improvement.
Cost effectiveness
Patients expect the solutions provided to them should be cost effective. The available therapies are known to be costly and it drains them of not only their own savings but also that of their family members. This is very painful for the patients to comprehend.
Treatment Methodology
Consuming the treatments for cancer is a nightmare in itself. Anticipating the adverse effects and yet having them time and time again is a very frustrating ordeal. They expect far more palatable medicines than offered. The medicines for comorbidities, the cancer medicines besides the supplements, together amount to a lot of medicines to consume. One common expectation of the patients to have fewer number of medicines.
Rasayu Opines
In these circumstances, Rasayu Cancer Clinic has made Rasayan treatment very patient friendly.
Medicines are to be consumed at home, there is no need for hospitalization.
Medicines are given orally, no injectables involved.
No visits to hospitals for repeated cycles of treatment; to live in the comfort of home.There are no adverse effects or pain and sufferings, commonly associated with the current trend of available treatment.