title: The challenge of quality cancer care for family caregivers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide an overview of the factors that challenge family caregivers of patients with cancer and review issues related to the role of family members as caregivers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Research based and other articles and reports from the government and professional groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There are many challenges for family caregivers of cancer patients. Nurses must be sensitive to the unmet needs of caregivers and provide the support they need to provide patient care. Health policy is needed to provide support to these caregivers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurses must take a leadership role to provide standards, guidelines, and best practices for support of the caregiver.
authors.affiliation: Michigan State University, College of Nursing, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. Barb.Given@hc.msu.edu
authors.forename: Barbara A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Given
authors.forename: Charles W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Given
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sherwood
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology