title: Patient Appreciation Day in radiation oncology.
abstract: Patients undergoing radiation therapy struggle with many physical and emotional stressors. Many ways to help patients cope with stressors and improve the treatment experience are found in the literature, including humor, art, entertainment, and hospitality. At H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, the radiation therapy nurses and staff members use entertainment in an annual patient appreciation day event as one way to give back to the patients.
authors.affiliation: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL.
authors.forename: Dianne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cirillo
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000846:Anniversaries and Special Events; D005431:Florida; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006801:Humans; D018787:Radiation Oncology; D014925:Wit and Humor as Topic
keywords: art; entertainment; humor; radiation oncology