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Approved by the Z Cancer Foundation Editorial Board, 02/2018
Key Messages:
• It is important to talk openly and set clear expectations when sharing caregiving tasks.
• Allow family members to help in the ways that they are able, depending on their abilities, lifestyles, and schedules.
• Consider seeking outside help from friends, relatives, and volunteer organizations.
Caring for a person with cancer often brings families together, with members providing mutual support to one another. However, the pressures of caregiving may also bring back old family conflicts or create new ones. Renewed or new conflicts can make it difficult for family members to work together.