Relevance of symptoms to community pharmacy
There is a high chance that if a customer presented with some of the symptoms described, pancreatic cancer would not occur to you as a potential cause. Always remain vigilant when you notice customers making particular requests:
If a customer’s symptoms worried you and you considered the possibility of pancreatic cancer, how would you use your communication skills to make sure you didn’t alarm them? Would you use your consultation room to make them feel more comfortable?