Cancer Patient Story: Making Treatment Decisions & Patient Self-Advocacy | Rich’s Story (3 of 5)

Описание: Rich B. shares how he processed the emotions of the diagnosis, having to advocate for himself to get treatment options and information more quickly, the shared document with important information and questions he and his caregivers shared (called “Rich’s Fight”), and the importance of speaking up for yourself for better care.
Thank you, Rich, for sharing your story.

In this Series: Our 5-part series with Rich covers his entire Melanoma cancer experience:

1) My Melanoma First Symptoms & Tests →    • Cancer Patient Story: How I Discovered I h...  
2) The Surgery & Melanoma Staging →    • Melanoma Stages: Before and After Surgery,...  
3) Treatment Decisions & Importance of Self-Advocacy → This Video
4) Deciding Whether to Join a Clinical Trial →    • Clinical Trials in Cancer: Patient Shares ...  
5) Melanoma Treatment: Immunotherapy →    • Melanoma Patient Story: Immunotherapy Trea...  

Full story & transcript → https://www.thepatientstory.com/cance...

The interview has only been edited for clarity.

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Contents of the Video:
00:00 - INTRO
00:36 - Diving into the emotions of the diagnosis in the moment
05:53 - The importance of meeting with melanoma specialists
08:24 - Learning about clinical trials as a treatment option
09:49 - What were the original treatment options laid out for you?
11:46 - the need for patient self advocacy
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