Background: Mental retardation (MR), schizophrenia and cancer are chronic disorders,
requiring long term treatment along with family support. Principal caregiver is usually …

Cancer patients and the family and friends providing their informal care (“caregivers”) are at
risk for long-term health consequences. Proposed biopsychological precursors to health risk …

There is a need to put family caregivers on the cancer survivorship research agenda.
Research among family caregivers of patients treated for oesophageal cancer is sparse …

OBJECTIVE: To produce a synthesis of systematic reviews and meta-analyses concerning
informal caregivers of cancer patients that have considered aspects of social support (social …

Background: Informal caregivers, often family and friends, experience significant
psychological and physical distress leading to reductions in health and quality of life (QOL) …

Cancer is a chronic disease characterised by an abnormal, chaotic growth of cells at the
level of a particular organ or tissue. The most recent statistical data show that oncological …

This study explored the lived experiences of the African American female caregivers when
providing care to a family member with cancer and sought to identify what coping abilities …

Cancer is a disease that impacts not only the patient, but also the family. Family members
often take on the caregiving role and provide much needed emotional support, instrumental …

Antecedentes. Existe evidencia histórica, teórica y empírica de que los procesos de salud y
enfermedad han sido objeto de estudio de las ciencias sociales, pues desde sus orígenes …