Keys to Successful Caregiving
... Caregivers work hard to enable their loved ones to live as independently as possible and with the highest possible quality of life. But studies show that caregivers who don''t look after themselves ar...

Coping Within the Family
... Cancer is a blow to every family it touches. How it is handled is determined to a great extent by how the family has functioned as a unit in the past. Problems within the family can be the most diffi...

When Someone in Your Family Has Cancer
... Introduction When someone in your family has cancer, things can change for everyone. These changes can be large or small. What it is like to have a parent or a brother or sister with cancer depends on...

"My Wife Has Cancer. Now What?"
... Coping Tips for Husbands When a woman gets a diagnosis of cancer, her entire family can be affected. Often, in addition to his other responsibilities, a husband is catapulted into the role of primary ...

Sharing Feelings
... Some in the family are able to absorb the impact of diagnosis sooner than others. This can create clashing needs as some wish to talk and some need to be private and introspective. Verbal and nonverb...

Sharing the Diagnosis
... Cancer can be unutterably lonely. No one should try to bear it alone. Patient, family, and friends usually learn the diagnosis sooner or later. Most people find it easier for all if everybody can sha...

Talking with Your Child About Cancer
... Your first question may be, "Should I tell my child about the cancer?" You may want to protect your child, but children usually know when something is wrong. Your child may not be feeling we...

Followup Care: Questions and Answers
... It is natural for anyone who has completed cancer treatment to be concerned about what the future holds. Many patients are concerned about the way they look and feel, and about whether the cancer will...

When You Need Assistance
... When cancer develops, many people need to learn to ask for and accept outside help for the first time. These are good ways to begin: Take time to ask medical questions of your doctor, nurse specialis...

Living Each Day
... Each person must work through, in his or her own way, feelings of possible death, fear, and isolation. Returning to normal routines as much as possible often helps. Give the pleasures and responsibil...

The World Outside
... Some friends will deal well with your illness and provide gratifying support. Some will be unable to cope with the possibility of death and will disappear from your life. Most will want to help but m...

Taking Time: Support for People With Cancer and the People Who Care About Them
... Selves and self-image Cancer treatment can extend over weeks or months; side effects may come and go. Side effects can make you feel rotten, even make you think the cancer has returned. The known is l...

Bank Sperm Before Cancer Treatment
... Cryopreservation Is Practical Option For Male Cancer Patients Preserving fertility may be one of the last things on a man’s mind when cancer is diagnosed. But men who are undergoing chemotherapy or ra...

Cancer Answers: Massage for Breast Cancer Patients, Coping With Cancer Recurrence
... When you or someone you love has cancer, you want answers to all your questions – big or small. The Cleveland Clinic’s "Cancer Answer Line" is a toll-free hotline staffed by registered nurs...