From Your NavigatorSurvivorshipManaging Patient Concerns During Survivorship
Wendy Brooks acknowledges that patients are often more anxious post-treatment than they are during treatment and explains how she helps her patients manage their post-treatment concerns.
Nurse Navigator, Thoracic, Sarah Cannon Cancer Network-HCA Midwest Health, Kansas City, MO
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Last modified: March 10, 2022
