Closing the Caregiving Gap: Considerations for Pancreatic and Periampullary Cancer Caregivers

Kelcie D Willis; Jamie M Jacobs

doi:10.1200/OP.23.00274

Closing the Caregiving Gap: Considerations for Pancreatic and Periampullary Cancer Caregivers

JCO Oncol Pract. 2023 Aug;19(8):523-525. doi: 10.1200/OP.23.00274. Epub 2023 Jun 29.

Authors

Kelcie D Willis^{1

2}, Jamie M Jacobs^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Psychology, Richmond, VA.
² Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, New Haven, CT.
³ Massachusetts General Hospital, Center for Psychiatric Oncology & Behavioral Sciences, Boston, MA.
⁴ Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

PMID: 37384851
PMCID: PMC10424911 (available on 2024-08-01)
DOI: 10.1200/OP.23.00274

Abstract

Family caregivers of patients with pancreatic cancer face immense practical challenges and high emotional burden; they lack tailored support. Investigators advocate for more research, supportive interventions, and policy changes.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Caregivers*
Humans
Pancreatic Neoplasms*

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding