The Canadian Cancer Society recently released a report detailing the end-of-life care of cancer patients. This report was released in conjunction with the Canadian Cancer Statistics 2010 report.
The report summarized that there is an ever increasing burden placed on family members of cancer patients when dealing with the end-of-life care. One of the main factors is this is due to the rise in the number of deaths associated with cancer. This increase in combination with a weak support system for patients and family members means that these affected groups are not getting the support they need.
The Canadian Cancer Society recommends:
- An increase in how long a caregiver can receive financial benefits for compassionate care to 26 weeks from the current six weeks, given the unpredictability of death.
- Establish a caregiver tax benefit that would be paid monthly to help caregivers with the costs related to caring for a loved one with cancer.
To learn more about the study and recommendations, see the associated CBC article.
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/05/19/cancer-canada-statistics.html
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