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Nov 03, 2009 05:09 PM

CMA Oncology Rant


I just need a place to rant with those who understand.
As I have stated before I am a CMA at an Ocology/Hem. tx center.

Lately we have seen a very high accuity of patients that I feel we are just keeping alive because the
patients family is in denial. We have patients that are in their 80's and 90's and being given chemo for stage IV and X cancers. They come in so "out of it" due to all of the pain meds thay are on, being pumped full of transfusions to keep their blood counts in the range to get treatment ( which makes them sicker).
If feels like we are just torturing them.
It makes me want to scream " leave them alone and let them die in peace".

Thanks for letting me rant.


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