Özet:

Cancer, which is a life-threatening and one of the chronic diseases, affects many people directly or indirectly. The increase in the number of patients diagnosed with cancer over time also leads to an increase in the number of people who take care of the cancer patient. Having a cancer patient in the family changes the lifetime of all members. The concerns about the sick family member, as disappointments provide an emotional burden, add to the patient’s close and beyond the usual roles and responsibilities. In health and social services, patients/care providers around the world are defined as the "omurgas" of cancer care.The cancer care providers have many responsibilities that cover the process from recognition to the end of life. They try to provide this with very little information while the care of a cancer patient is in all dimensions of physical, emotional, social, spiritual, economic. The patient needs to help the patient in a near-changing way of life and to meet his own needs. During this period, when care providers face demands that exceed their resources, they can experience tension, overload, various physical and mental illnesses. The difficulties of the caregiver can also have a negative impact on the patient’s health. It appears that the care provider who tries to cope with the difficulties they experience does not meet their requirements in the current health care and does not have enough research in the literature. The purpose of this collection is to take into account the experiences of these people who are an indispensable place in all stages of the cancer process but are ignored, to provide information about their needs and to emphasize the importance of systematic assessment of the needs of care providers.

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