Cancer Caregiving in the United States

1. Caring for a Loved One with Cancer: Professional and Family Issues
Ruth McCorkle, Ronda C. Talley, Walter Baile

2. Diagnostic Issues: Family Dynamics and Caregiving for an Individual with Cancer
Diana J. Wilkie, Stuart J. Farber

3. The Emotional Responses of Family Caregivers: Living with Cancer and Helping Families Cope
Ruth McCorkle, Barbara Given

4. The Impact of Health Disparities on Cancer Caregivers
Carol D. Goodheart

5. Education, Training, and Support Programs for Caregivers of Individuals with Cancer
Myra Glajchen

6. What Professionals in Healthcare Can Do: Family Caregivers as Members of the Treatment Team
Walter F. Baile, Phyddy Tacchi, Joann Aaron

7. Issues Faced by Family Caregivers in Providing Appropriate Care for Cancer Patients with Short-Term/Intermittent Care Needs
Robert Bergamini, Karrie Cummings Hendrickson

8. Issues in Caregiving for Cancer Patients with Long-Term Care Needs
Barry J. Jacobs

9. Caregiver End-of-Life Care of the Person with Cancer
Lodovico Balducci, Sheryl LaCoursiere

10. Advances in Cancer Care Impacting Familial Caregiving
Victoria H. Raveis

11. Caregiver Stress: The Role of Spirituality in the Lives of Family/Friends and Professional Caregivers of Cancer Patients
Christina M. Puchalski

12. The Economics of Cancer Care: Implications for Family Caregivers
Dee Baldwin

13. Legal Issues in Cancer Caregiving
Marilyn Frank-Stromborg, Kenneth R. Burns

14. Cancer Caregiving: Policy and Advocacy
Dale L. Kaufman, Ann O’Mara, Christine M. Schrauf

15. Caregivers of Patients with Cancer: Ethical Issues
Martin L. Smith, Mary Elizabeth Paulk

16. Cancer and Caregiving: Changed Lives and the Future of Cancer Care
Ronda C. Talley, Ruth McCorkle, Walter F. Baile

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