Patients with cancer and family caregivers: management of symptoms caused by cancer or cancer therapy at home

In 2008, the worldwide cancer incidence was an estimated 12.7 million, and 7.6 million cancer deaths are estimated to have occurred [7]. Malignant neoplasms were the second leading cause of death and the projected number one cause of death in 2010 would be cancer [10]. Early detection of cancer and more effective cancer therapies have increased the survival of cancer patients, which has increased the role of symptom management [24].Cancer and the treatments to eradicate the disease are very detrimental to the patient living with cancer and the family members caring for them. The articles found in the literature…