Experiences of caring for cancer patients after chemotherapy
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2019-11-27
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"Introduction: Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world, it has resulted in 8.8 million deaths; that is, one in six deaths are due to this disease, among the consequences of suffering from this disease, is the psychological impact that affects not only the person, but also his closest family and social environment. The experience of living with this disease and receiving chemotherapy treatment, generates multiple changes that the patient, most of the time, is not prepared to face; especially when care is provided at home".