New Survey Reveals Caregivers Are Critical to Ensuring Colon Cancer Patients 65 and Older Receive the Best Care

New Survey Reveals Caregivers Are Critical to Ensuring Colon Cancer Patients 65 and Older Receive the Best Care

Actor Miguel Ferrer and the Alliance for Aging Research Join Forces to Educate About the Important Role of Caregivers

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- STORY SUMMARY: THIS IS A MULTIVU SPECIAL REPORT.

A NEW SURVEY OF ONCOLOGISTS REVEALS THAT CAREGIVER INVOLVEMENT CAN HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON OUTCOMES FOR COLON CANCER PATIENTS WHO ARE SIXTY-FIVE AND OLDER. SEVENTY-SEVEN PERCENT OF ONCOLOGISTS SAY THAT THESE PATIENTS EXPERIENCED BETTER DISEASE OUTCOMES WITH A CAREGIVERS' INVOLVEMENT DUE TO INCREASED COMMUNICATIONS.

MIGUEL FERRER, STAR OF CROSSING JORDAN, WHO LOST HIS FATHER JOSE FERRER TO COLON CANCER, KNOWS FIRST HAND ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT.

My stepmother's involvement in my father's care was absolutely critical. It meant all the difference, and I can't encourage people who are caregivers enough to get involved with physicians, ask the hard questions that may be difficult for the patients themselves to ask, and to really be a part of the process to ensure the best possible outcome."

MIGUEL IS WORKING WITH THE ALLIANCE FOR AGING RESEARCH ON A NEW PROGRAM CALLED "CARING FOR THE AGING" TO HELP EDUCATE COLON CANCER PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN THE TREATMENT OF THE DISEASE.

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT AGINGRESEARCH.ORG. I'M DANIELLE ADDAIR.

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