Caregiving

When my daughter had cancer, my other children carried our family with grace, compassion and strength I didn’t know I’d one day need from them.

Kasey Bowden highlights the importance of recognizing financial toxicity and shares advice with those who feel lost in the healthcare system during cancer.

BMT-CARE app boosted quality of life, lowered depression and PTSD symptoms, and improved coping mechanisms for caregivers of stem cell transplant patients.

When my daughter was diagnosed with breast cancer, writing our truth helped me and others face the harsh realities and lasting impact of cancer survivorship.

Kasey Bowden discussed how confusing the cancer care system can be for patients and families, therefore, having a reliable support structure is vital.

The CARE Clinic at University of Colorado Hospital was developed to close treatment gaps caused by disparities in cancer care, as explained by Kasey Bowden.

Disparities in cancer care can often lead to delays, disruptions, and barriers to timely treatment, leading to an unmet need in the community treatment space.

Mary Anderson, B.S.N., RN, OCN, embodies the spirit of an Extraordinary Healer.

After cancer, lifelong infusions were tough — until nurse Angela’s care and kindness reminded me that true support can last long after treatment ends.

An expert explained the impact that burnout can have on someone caring for a loved one with cancer.

Caregivers shouldn’t hesitate to ask for help when it comes to coordinating care for a loved one.

From counseling services to wellness workshops, there is a wide array of resources potentially available to caregivers, as an expert explained.

An expert explained that improved communication will make caregivers of loved ones with cancer feel less isolated.

My daughter faced the difficult decision of balancing the potential benefits and risks of cancer treatment, including the long-term heart complications associated with Herceptin.

While being a caregiver to my youngest daughter with brain cancer, I felt emotional turmoil while being away from my firstborn daughter.

As a caregiver to my daughter who had breast cancer, pink takes on a new meaning for us — one I’m not quite a fan of.

After being my daughter’s caregiver during breast cancer, I now have a different relationship with my body, especially when I feel something different.

Even though my wife became quadriplegic after her breast cancer progressed, our insurance still did not help us out, so I became her caregiver full-time.

My wife faced ovarian cancer, breast cancer and multifocal motor neuropathy, and I was her only caregiver.

On the harder days with my husband’s cancer, we would try to remember happy memories to help improve our moods.

Caregivers are tailor-made to help patients and survivors through their cancer experiences.

As a society, we shouldn't accept the "norm" of people younger than 50 receiving diagnoses or dying from cancer.

Good news in the cancer space is great, but we need to share more cancer stories about the good, bad and the ugly

Through so many cancer scares, I'm trying to live in gratitude that my sister's time is not now.

When experiencing loss, always look forward and have hope.

When I was my husband's caregiver, I tried to make things comfortable, but I'm not sure if the drugs and bedpans could ever make it right.

Experts from City of Hope explain the importance of symptom management and care planning during cancer.

One expert explains how caregivers are a vital part of the care team during a clinical trial.