Objective: To adequately help family caregivers (FCs) of cancer patients, clinicians need to
understand the complexity of the problems and responsibilities associated with cancer …

Background Patients in the terminal phase of a disease may have complex needs. It is often
family and friends who play a central role in providing support, despite health professional …

Objectives The recognition that a partner or caregiver is typically the patient's primary
support person and is also deeply affected by the cancer diagnosis has prompted efforts to …

Abstract Changes in sexuality and intimacy after cancer were examined using open-ended
questionnaire responses with 156 informal carers who were partners of a person with …

Purpose: The aim of this project was to identify the nature and range of needs, as well as
levels of quality of life (QOL), of both patients living with myeloma and their partners …

OBJECTIVES.: To assess the long-term psychosocial outcomes and supportive care needs
of gynecologic cancer survivors. METHODS.: Women who had received care in a tertiary …

Objective: The current study examines the effect of perceived support from different agents
(spouse, family, friends, religion—spirituality) on psychological distress experienced by …

Enhancing quality of life and reducing the unmet needs of women are central to the
successful management of advanced breast cancer. The objective of this study was to …

Background Increasingly, cancer is recognised as a chronic condition with a growing
population of informal caregivers providing care for cancer patients. Informal caregiving can …

The aim of this meta-synthesis was to explore young carers' accounts of caring for a family
member with an illness, difficulty or disability, and to promote a phenomenological …