Lourdes Austen, a breast cancer survivor, regularly attends a support group for breast cancer patien. Question
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Lourdes Austen, a breast cancer survivor, regularly attends a support group for breast cancer patients and survivors held once a month. Lourdes finds the group a great source of encouragement, information, and support—a safe place to discuss her feelings and concerns about breast cancer. The group is planning a session to talk about nutrition issues, and Lourdes asks clinical medical assistant Nancy McFarland, RMA (AMT), if she would like to attend the meeting with her to contribute to the group’s discussion. With permission from clinic manager Marilyn Johnson and Lourdes’s provider Dr. Mark King, Nancy attends the meeting. The group members are enthusiastic and ask Nancy many questions, including the following: “Why is good nutrition important for cancer patients?” “I don’t have much appetite anymore and get nauseous all the time. What can I do?” “I keep hearing about those macrobiotic diets. Are they any good? Should I try them?” What information can Nancy give in answer to the question regarding the importance of good nutrition for cancer patients? What suggestion can Nancy offer to patients who have no appetite and have nausea or vomiting? What can Nancy tell the group about macrobiotic diets?
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Lourdes Austen, a breast cancer survivor, regularly attends a support group for breast cancer patien
