Clinical Key Takeaway Points
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KEY TAKEAWAY POINTS FOR BREAST CANCER WARRIORS:
- Speak truth to power – Ask for what you want
- Hope Is not a strategy – You are the CEO of your body
- Assemble your team and put together an “Action Plan” to keep your decision making flexible
- Get strong, work out, be ready to fight
- Eat – Nutrition is important for mind and body
- Rest – Use your support group family and friends
- Talk to other women warriors
KEY TAKEAWAY POINTS
- Honest communication with patients regarding their prognosis at the initial visit
- Having a point person at the office who can discuss advanced care planning (i.e. advanced directives)
- Scheduling a specific time to discuss hospice within the first three visits
- Offer to discuss the patient’s prognosis, coping strategies, and goals of care at each transition
- Clinicians can contextualize goals of care that preserve hope and optimism while maintaining appropriate treatment aims
