For Caregivers, Family, and Friends
Information to help caregivers cope while caring for a loved one with cancer, as well as help someone with cancer cope with the illness.
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One daughter’s story of her mother’s stage III ovarian cancer diagnosis and the importance of family members helping a loved one learn about treatment options, including clinical trials, and then make informed decisions.
On this page:
Support for Caregivers
Guides for Children and Teens Who Have a
Family Member with Cancer
Support for Caregivers
- When Someone You Love Is Being Treated for Cancer 3
Practical and supportive information to help caregivers cope while caring for a loved one with cancer. - Facing Forward: When Someone You Love Has Completed Cancer Treatment 4
Practical and supportive information to help caregivers cope with the shift in focus from treatment to recovery when caring for a loved one with cancer. - When Someone You Love Has Advanced Cancer: Support for Caregivers 5
Practical and supportive information for caregivers of loved ones with advanced cancer that is no longer responding to treatment. It explores many of the questions and crossroads caregivers may face. - Caring for the Caregiver 6
Practical and supportive information to help caregivers cope while caring for a loved one with cancer. It is an easy-to-read version of the booklet, When Someone You Love Is Being Treated for Cancer. - Family Caregivers in Cancer (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the challenges faced by family caregivers of cancer patients. This summary focuses on typical caregiver roles and concerns, and helpful interventions for caregivers. - Communication in Cancer Care (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about communicating with the cancer patient and his or her family, including unique aspects of communication with cancer patients, factors affecting communication, and training in communication skills. - Palliative Care in Cancer 11
A fact sheet that describes the role of palliative care, which is comfort care given to a patient who has a serious or life-threatening disease, such as cancer, from the time of diagnosis and throughout the course of illness.
Guides for Children and Teens Who Have a Family Member with Cancer
- When your parent has cancer: A guide for teens 12
Help for teens who are living with a parent or relative who has cancer. Learn what has helped other teens get through this tough time. Also learn about cancer and how it's treated. - When Your Brother or Sister Has Cancer: A Guide for Teens 13
Help for teens who have a brother or sister with cancer. Learn what has helped other teens get through this tough time. Also learn about cancer and how it's treated.
