"It's a traumatic illness, traumatic to witness." A qualitative study of the experiences of bereaved family caregivers of patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.

CONCLUSIONS: Family caregivers should be considered part of the wider healthcare team, acknowledging their multiple roles and the challenges they encounter in looking after their relative with CTCL as the disease progresses. Their experiences highlight the importance of organisational flexibility and of good communication between health care providers in advanced CTCL. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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Source: The British Journal of Dermatology - February 16, 2018 Category: Dermatology Authors: Orlowska D, Selman LE, Beynon T, Radcliffe E, Whittaker S, Child F, Harding R Tags: Br J Dermatol Source Type: research