The Role of Family and Care Givers of Cancer Survivors in Patient Management

Growing survivorship rates and some economical and scientific elements are creating a burden on families, caregivers, spouses, children, friends, patients, sibling and the people who are on the front lines battling cancer alongside their diagnosed loved one. Depending on the stage of the disease and kind of treatment, the management of cancer patients presents numerous physical, psychological, economical, social, and even spiritual demands on this caregivers especially family members.