Anita Mahajan, MD, from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, explains what nurses should focus on when educating patients with brain cancer.

Being aware of symptoms and able to explain the symptoms to patients is important. If patients understand the side effects, it can alleviate some of the anxiety that comes with them. Nurses should also know who to contact and refer patients to for certain symptoms. Nurses are also an integral part of reinforcing the reminders for lifestyle changes and medication.

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Anita Mahajan discusses the important points that nurses should include in their patient education for patients with brain cancer.

Anita Mahajan on Patient Education for Patients with Brain Cancer

Anita Mahajan, MD, from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses how the oncology nurse can help put patients with brain cancer at ease.

Mahajan conducted a study on patients who received postoperative stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases. She discusses some anxieties patients with brain cancer undergoing radiation therapy may have, and how an oncology nurse can reassure patients.

Anita Mahajan, MD, discusses the oncology nurse's role when treating patients with brain cancer.

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