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改变家庭

癌症不仅影响患病者，还影响家人和朋友。 您生活中的人们可能还会感到担心，生气或恐惧。 家庭成员可能会非常支持您，或者他们可能会对您采取不同的行动。 有些人可能没有生病，感到内not，或者他们不知道如何帮助您而感到无助。

适应新形势

当您发现自己患有癌症时，每个人的日常工作可能都会改变。 时间表可能集中在治疗上。有人在你的家人可能需要从工作请假开车送你去治疗。 或者，也许您需要帮助支付账单或做饭。 您可能需要有关杂务和差事的帮助。 经常出现的其他问题是：

改变角色

当某人患有癌症时，家庭中的每个人都必须承担新的角色和责任。 孩子可能需要做更多的家务活，或者配偶可能需要帮助购物或拼车。 有些人可能很难适应这些变化。

钱

大多数人发现跟上金钱问题的压力很大。 癌症可以减少您的家人必须花费或节省的金钱。 如果您无法工作，您家人中的其他人可能需要找到工作。 您和您的家人可能需要了解有关健康保险的更多信息，并了解所涵盖的内容以及需要支付的费用。 这些和其他金钱问题可能很难处理。 有关处理账单和保险的提示，请参阅管理成本和医疗信息。

生活安排

癌症患者有时需要改变他们的住所或住所。 您可能需要与其他人一起获得所需的护理。 或者，您可能需要远离家乡去接受治疗。 这可能会带来很大压力，因为您可能会觉得自己正在失去独立性，即使只是一小段时间。

日常活动

您可能需要在诸如duties狗，用餐帮助或指导孩子们的团队等工作上获得帮助。 要别人为你做这些事情可能很难。 但是大多数人都想帮助，并且喜欢在您提出要求时这样做。

While some families find it easy to talk about these changes, it's also common for others to find the challenges hard to discuss. If your family is having trouble talking about these issues, ask for help from your health care team or request a family meeting. Your doctor or nurse can refer you to someone who can help families talk about cancer.

Help from Other Family and Friends

Once people learn of your cancer, some will ask you how they can help. Others will wonder what they can do for you, but aren't sure how to ask. You can help your friends cope with the news by letting them assist you in some way. For example, ask them to drive your carpool or go to the store. Make a list of things you think you might need help with, so they can pick something they're able to do for you.

Do What You Can

You probably can, and want to keep doing things on your own. It's important to let people know that you can still do some things for yourself. As much as you're able, keep up with your normal routine by making decisions, managing your home, running errands, and taking part in things you enjoy.

Ask for Help

It's okay to ask for help if you need to. Asking for help is not a sign of weakness. Most likely your loved ones want to help you. You can also find volunteers to help you through churches or community groups. Professional helpers can be hired to assist you with physical care and other needs. You could also ask your doctor about respite care, which is when someone comes to your home and takes care of you while your family member goes out for a while.

Show Gratitude for Your Caregivers

Cancer and its treatment are hard on everyone, especially the people who take care of you. Sometimes loved ones become run down and get sick from the stress. Because of this, they need to have balance in their life—time to take care of personal tasks and errands, rest, be with friends, or enjoy hobbies. Your caregivers will also need time to sort through their feelings about cancer. Let them know that you want them to have a break, and that it's okay for other people to take care of you for a while.