Coping with Cancer and Managing Stress
Cancer and its treatment can cause a considerable amount of stress for patients and their loved ones. Learn ways to cope during and after treatment, including looking at some stress-reducing apps.
Dr. El-Jawahri is an oncologist specializing in the care of patients with hematologic malignancies and those undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Clinically, she takes care of patients with acute leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, chronic leukemias, lymphomas, and myelomas. Her research interests include investigating patient-reported outcomes, enhancing patient-centered decision-making interventions, and designing supportive care interventions to improve the care of patients with hematologic malignancies with a special emphasis on patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Her research also explores models of health care delivery to improve patients' quality of life and clinical outcomes. She is an active member of the MGH Cancer Outcomes Research and Education Program (CORE). She will also leading efforts in building and developing the MGH Bone Marrow Transplantation Survivorship Program. She has led and conducted multiple clinical trials focusing on enhancing the experience and clinical outcomes of patients with hematologic malignancies.
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Mass General Transplant Center: Bone Marrow Transplant Program
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-724-1124
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Cancer and its treatment can cause a considerable amount of stress for patients and their loved ones. Learn ways to cope during and after treatment, including looking at some stress-reducing apps.
A first-of-its-kind intervention integrating palliative care early in the course of cancer therapy for patients with advanced acute myeloid leukemia resulted in substantial improvements in patients’ quality of life, mood and end-of-life care.
The app is designed to teach patients about their diagnosis, guide them through the different stages of treatment and provide them with techniques to manage stress.
Mass General Cancer Center physician-scientists Shawn Demehri, MD, PhD, Areej El-Jawahri, MD, and Sara Pai, MD, PhD have been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) as part of ASCI's new class of members for 2022.
Cancer and its treatment can cause a considerable amount of stress for patients and their loved ones. Learn ways to cope during and after treatment, including looking at some stress-reducing apps.
A first-of-its-kind intervention integrating palliative care early in the course of cancer therapy for patients with advanced acute myeloid leukemia resulted in substantial improvements in patients’ quality of life, mood and end-of-life care.
The app is designed to teach patients about their diagnosis, guide them through the different stages of treatment and provide them with techniques to manage stress.
Mass General Cancer Center physician-scientists Shawn Demehri, MD, PhD, Areej El-Jawahri, MD, and Sara Pai, MD, PhD have been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) as part of ASCI's new class of members for 2022.