Opinion statement Informal caregivers invest a significant amount of time and effort to
provide cancer patients with physical, psychological, information, and social support. These …

Objective: Informal caregivers (ICs) are relatives, friends, and partners who have a
significant relationship with and provide assistance (ie, physical, emotional) to a patient with …

Informal/family caregivers are a fundamental source of care for cancer patients in the United
States, yet the population of caregivers and their tasks, psychosocial needs, and health …

Caring for people with cancer can be a burdensome and emotionally straining experience.
Without adequate psychosocial support, distressed caregivers are at risk for psychiatric and …

Despite the substantial evidence on informal cancer caregiving, more research is needed to
further characterize caregivers at high risk for burden, explicate interrelationships between …

A great deal of clinical cancer care is delivered in the home by informal caregivers (eg
family, friends), who are often untrained. Caregivers' context varies widely, with many …

Family and friends are important resources for patients during cancer treatment and warrant
an expanded review of not only what they contribute to patient care but also the support they …

Objective Recent shifts in healthcare delivery and treatment for solid tumour cancer patients
have modified the responsibilities of informal caregivers. The objective of this study was to …

ObjectiveInformal caregiving may likely increase as the number of cancer survivors grows.
Caregiving responsibilities can impact caregivers' quality of life (QOL). Understanding the …

According to the recent worldwide estimation by the GLOBOCAN project, in total, 12.7
million new cancer cases and 7.6 million cancer deaths occurred in 2008. The worldwide …