Receiving chemotherapy to treat melanoma

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Your 21 year old female patient has been receiving chemotherapy to treat melanoma. The patient reports that she wants to stop chemotherapy because of hair loss and N/V. She states" It just isn't worth it when I can't make myself look nice, I feel like I'm ugly and the rest of the time I want to puke." She also informs you that she has stomach pain when she does attempt to eat. What would be your response to her? What would you include in your teaching?

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