There is no one answer, but many. As a nurse, I have cared for many hundreds of terminally ill cancer patients. I have seen what living with cancer can do to a patient and family, both in good ways and more often, not so good ways. I am going to tell you what few people will utter in public. Medicine is a business.
Cancer is a business.
Patients and families, who read this, will know what I am talking about. A Guide to Living with Cancer. I know from years of experience, what the needs of cancer patients are, because they have told me. Together, we found out what works and what doesn't work. Together, we found that care of the mind and the soul is as important as caring for the body.