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Should Distress Be Measured Like Pain?
Should Distress Be Measured Like Pain?
Pain is routinely measured in cancer care. But what about distress?
In this clinical education episode of The Sixth Vital Sign, Dr.Chirag Jain explores why psychological distress deserves a more structuredplace in cancer care.
From diagnosis and imaging to treatment and follow-up, patients mayexperience significant distress that is not always visible during a clinicalconsultation.
The episode examines the role of distress screening, howclinicians can recognize clinically significant distress, and why asking asimple question may be an important part of…
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