Taking care of yourself as a caregiver during advanced cancer

National Cancer Institute. Public page on self-care for caregivers of people with advanced cancer.

Key findings used in wiki

• NCI frames advanced-cancer caregiving as emotionally intense and specifically names denial, guilt, anger, and grief.
• It encourages caregivers to share feelings with trusted people or trained counselors when the emotional load becomes difficult.
• It reinforces asking others for help and using respite care earlier rather than waiting until the caregiver is stretched past capacity.
• It treats visitor management and point-of-contact delegation as practical caregiver tasks during advanced illness.
• Use this source for advanced-cancer caregiver self-care, anticipatory grief, and respite synthesis.