About: Distress in cancer caregiving

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An informal or primary caregiver is an individual in a cancer patient's life that provides unpaid assistance and cancer-related care. Due to the typically late onset of cancer, caregivers are often the spouses and/or children of patients, but may also be parents, other family members, or close friends. Informal caregivers are a major form of support for the cancer patient because they provide most care outside of the hospital environment. This support includes:

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  • An informal or primary caregiver is an individual in a cancer patient's life that provides unpaid assistance and cancer-related care. Due to the typically late onset of cancer, caregivers are often the spouses and/or children of patients, but may also be parents, other family members, or close friends. Informal caregivers are a major form of support for the cancer patient because they provide most care outside of the hospital environment. This support includes: * Physical support: management of side effects and late effects of treatment and assistance with personal tasks such as bathing. * Emotional support * Financial assistance: helping cover the expenses associated with cancer treatment * Practical assistance: treatment monitoring, assistance with decision making and assistance with non-personal tasks such as grocery shopping * Spiritual support (en)
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  • An informal or primary caregiver is an individual in a cancer patient's life that provides unpaid assistance and cancer-related care. Due to the typically late onset of cancer, caregivers are often the spouses and/or children of patients, but may also be parents, other family members, or close friends. Informal caregivers are a major form of support for the cancer patient because they provide most care outside of the hospital environment. This support includes: (en)
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  • Distress in cancer caregiving (en)
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