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May 01, 2012
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Study finds that patient education videos viewed before an operation may benefit patients
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American College of Surgeons
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United States
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Medicine
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A patient education process may provide an antidote to the emotional and physical difficulties that lung cancer patients face before and after an operation, according to a new study published in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Specifically, researchers report that lung procedure patients who watched a 30-minute preparation video reported less anxiety about the procedure, less physical pain after the operation, and higher rates of overall satisfaction with the operative experience.......> Full story
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