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Jai Pausch Advises Caregivers to Balance Urgency for Care with Thoughtful Treatment Decisions in NCCN.com column
Jai Pausch encourages caregivers to invest ample time developing a treatment plan for a loved one upon a cancer diagnosis, and offers strategies to address anxieties in monthly column on NCCN.com.
FORT WASHINGTON, PA — Despite feeling a sense of urgency when a loved one is diagnosed with cancer, it is important to invest adequate time to research and consider treatment options, according to Jai Pausch in her newAsk Jai column on NCCN.com. Ms. 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, responds to a reader’s question about feeling as though time is slipping away in this month’s column.
Ms. Pausch reminds the reader that battling cancer is a marathon, not a sprint… a mantra that should be kept in mind when prioritizing time and energy. In addition, she emphasizes the need to address caregiver anxieties through support groups and the importance of nutrition and exercise to strengthen both the caregiver and patient as they prepare for treatment. Visit NCCN.com to read the column in its entirety.
Ask Jai is a monthly column on NCCN.com, the patient website of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®). NCCN.com features the NCCN Guidelines for Patients™ as well as enhanced content for patients and caregivers.
Jai Pausch, who is a Board Member of the NCCN Foundation, welcomes questions from patients, caregivers, and the general public. To submit a question to the Ask Jai column, e-mail questions to askjai@nccn.org