Humanistic reflections on the care of patients with multiple myeloma
International Journal of Development Research
Humanistic reflections on the care of patients with multiple myeloma
Received 02nd July, 2022; Received in revised form 17th July, 2022; Accepted 28th August, 2022; Published online 20th September, 2022
Copyright © 2022, Fernanda de Nazaré Cardoso dos Santos Cordeiro and Nara Macedo Botelho. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Multiple myeloma (MM) is an incurable neoplasm, being the second most common hematological cancer. It mainly affects the elderly and has a course of remissions and disease progression, leading the patient to numerous lines of treatment with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. This evolution leads to several adverse effects with a consequent decrease in the quality of life of these patients. The care of patients with MM must take into account symptom relief, multiprofessional care, preventing uncertainties, through sharing decisions, meeting their needs. There are currently few studies demonstrating this information and this article aims to reflect on the best ways to treat cancer with ethics and empathy.
