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|Videos|October 10, 2016
Anita Mahajan on the Nurse's Role When Treating Patients with Brain Cancer
Author(s)Anita Mahajan, MD
Anita Mahajan, MD, discusses the oncology nurse's role when treating patients with brain cancer.
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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.
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