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An informal or primary caregiver is an individual in a cancer patient's life that provides unpaid assistance and cancer-related care.〔 Due to the typically late onset of cancer, caregivers are often the spouses and/or children of patients, but may also be parents, other family members, or close friends. Informal caregivers are a major form of support for the cancer patient because they provide most care outside of the hospital environment. This support includes: * Physical support: management of side effects and late effects of treatment 〔〔〔〔 and assistance with personal tasks such as bathing.〔〔 * Emotional support 〔〔〔 * Financial assistance: helping cover the expenses associated with cancer treatment 〔〔 * Practical assistance: treatment monitoring,〔〔〔 assistance with decision making〔 and assistance with non-personal tasks such as grocery shopping〔 * Spiritual support〔 ==History== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Distress in cancer caregiving」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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