“Western treatment options include surgery, which is the longest-standing and most common approach for cancer patients. Another approach is chemotherapy which requires infusions into a patient intravenously, thus the cancer cells die, however this option usually leaves the patient very weak and side effects generally follow such as fatigue, nausea, vomiting, hair loss, neuropathy, low blood counts, and one’s mental clarity is challenged. An additional option with cancer patients is radiation therapy a powerful radiation directed towards the cancerous cells aimed to destroy the cells; although side effects occur with radiation there are less side effects then chemotherapy, radiation leaves the patient fatigue with a loss of appetite however hair loss is experienced only if …show more content…
End of Life Care also referred to as Hospice or Palliative care is focused on making the patient as comfortable as possible by providing an array of services for the patient. In Ella’s case the social worker must use a framework objected towards Ella’s illness and pain. At the end of life much attention is given to the physical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient. Additionally, the Social Worker must create an agenda designed to deliver care to the family as