How do you deal with family members who become hysterical when hearing the pt's diagnosis of malignancy?

Education: That is a difficult question. Often cancer diagnoses brings out underlying family relationship problems or issues. In some cases education about the diagnosis, stage, prognosis, and treatment of the cancer can help. In other cases, logic is useless. Counselors trained in dealing with patients and families with cancer may be very useful in this situation to help.

Be still,comtemplate: Cancer is not an end but a beginning of . Life goes on. Accept it yourself. Counsel the family as well the patient by being an example. No one will live for ever. It is a matter of time before we all meet the creator. Enjoy every day while alive, regardless of the time it is not the quantity of time that we have, it is the quality and the legacy, reputation and aroma we leave behind.