Coping with the psychological distress associated with cancer and its treatment
Two guests joined the TheoryLab podcast for this episode.\n\nDr. Terry Badger is a nurse scientist whose research helps cancer survivors and their caregivers to reduce psychological distress and manage cancer symptoms during and after cancer treatment. She talked about how she has helped remove barriers to receiving supportive care services by using the telephone to provide health education and counseling.\n\nThen, Dr. Beverly Zavaleta\u2014a physician, cancer survivor, and author\u2014talked about her experience going through treatment and about her book, Braving Chemo. \n\nFor information and resources to help cancer patients, their families, and caregivers cope with cancer and the coronavirus, visit https://www.cancer.org/.\n\n1:30 \u2013 Terry Badger, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAPOS, FAAN, is an American Cancer Society grantee, an advanced practice psychiatric mental health nurse, and Professor of Nursing, Psychiatry, and Public Health at the University of Arizona, where she is Chair of the Community and Systems Health Science Division.\n\n2:45 \u2013 On how common it is for cancer patients to experience psychological distress and what to do about it\n\n5:13 \u2013 On interventions she\u2019s developed to deliver supportive care over the phone\n\n7:36 \u2013 How lessons from her experience with telehealth are helpful during the pandemic \n\n11:24 \u2013 On the impact ACS funding has had on her research\n\n13:10 \u2013 Her message for cancer patients and caregivers\n\n14:25 \u2013 To participate in Dr. Badger\u2019s research to help survivors and caregivers manage their symptoms, call 866-218-6641\n\n\n15:08 \u2013 Beverly Zavaleta, MD, physician, cancer survivor, and author \n\n16:35 \u2013 On being diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer\n\n18:27 \u2013 On what it\u2019s like to be a physician diagnosed with cancer\n\n20:53 \u2013 Lessons she learned from going through cancer treatment\n\n25:00 \u2013 Her motivation for writing Braving Chemo and how she hopes it can help cancer patients and caregivers