Caregiving: A Step-By-Step Resource for Caring for the Person with Cancer at Home

This practical guide offers manageable solutions to the myriad conditions and situations the caregiver may face, from physical to emotional conditions and dealing with health care providers and insurance carriers, to taking care of his or her own needs as well as those of the patient. Easy to use, this handy reference offers thorough, concise checklists, questions to ask, signs and symptoms to note, and where to turn for more help.-- Includes sections on cancer treatments, managing care, emotional and physical conditions associated with cancer, and living with cancer and cancer treatments-- Provides step-by-step instructions on how to deal with situations or conditions that may occur when giving care to a person with cancer-- Lists a six-step approach to problem-solving-- Contains a comprehensive list of resources available to the caregiver that will make his or her job easier… (more)