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Jai Pausch Provides Insight for Managing Emotions When a Spouse is Diagnosed with Cancer in First Column on NCCN.com


Jai Pausch, widow of Randy Pausch, author of The Last Lecture, shares her experience and wisdom as a cancer caregiver in a newly featured column on NCCN.com. The first column is now posted on NCCN.com and responds to a question about how to cope with anger during a spouse`s cancer diagnosis.


FORT WASHINGTON, PA - The first Ask Jai column, authored by Jai Pausch, widow and caregiver of the late Randy Pausch, acclaimed Carnegie Mellon University professor and author of the internationally best-selling book The Last Lecture, is now posted on NCCN.com. In her first column, Ms. Pausch responds to a reader`s question about how to release frustration and anger when a spouse is diagnosed with inoperable cancer.

Ask Jai is a new column on NCCN.com, the patient website of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®), which allows caregivers and family members of patients with cancer to submit questions for consideration. Ms. Pausch will select one question each month and publish her response on NCCN.com.

NCCN.com features the NCCN Guidelines for Patients™ as well as enhanced content for patients and caregivers.

To submit a question to the Ask Jai column, e-mail questions to askjai@nccn.org. Visit NCCN.com to read the column or to view a video of Ms. Pausch speaking about her new column.