How to provide good care for patients with bone cancer

Bone cancer is a tumor disease that people fear. Since the cause of bone cancer is not very clear, many people do not understand why they suffer from bone cancer, and there are many obstacles to the prevention of the disease. In fact, the cure rate of early bone cancer is very high, but the early symptoms are not easy to detect. Treatment in the middle and late stages requires the cooperation of patients and doctors. So how do family members care for patients with bone cancer?

1. Psychological care for bone cancer:

All patients have different degrees of fear. For example, ordinary patients may have pessimism, despair, and a sense of impending death, while divorced patients may feel lonely and abandoned.

In view of the above situation, the following measures can be taken:

(1) Create a harmonious atmosphere and a comfortable and safe environment to gain the patient’s trust and sense of security.

(2) Introduce disease-related knowledge, medical advances, adverse reactions and prevention measures of bone cancer radiotherapy and chemotherapy to patients in a timely manner, introduce successful cases, and help patients build confidence in overcoming the disease.

(3) Carry out ideological work among the patients’ family members and unit leaders, so that the unit leaders and family members will take the initiative to care for, support, and care for the patients, thereby eliminating the patients’ feelings of loneliness, despair, and abandonment, and enhancing the patients’ ability to resist disease.

2. Pain care for bone cancer:

The pain of bone cancer patients is characterized by local fixed, continuous dull pain, especially at night, and aggravated during activities (such as changing body position, walking, etc.), and relieved during rest. Therefore, patients should minimize the activities of the affected area, maintain a comfortable body position, and complete various nursing operations as much as possible to avoid touching the painful area. Assist patients to use relaxation techniques, such as listening to music and counting silently to distract their attention. Instruct patients to eat less and drink less water for dinner, empty their abdomen before going to bed, and soak their feet in hot water; for those who have sleep problems due to pain, follow the doctor's advice to use sedatives and analgesics to promote sleep. And tell patients the correct way to use medication and the importance of taking medication on time and in the right amount, so that patients can actively cooperate with drug treatment.