People Who Received a Diagnosis of Cancer and Their Familes’ Mental Health

Abstract

Cancer is defined as a multidimensional disease that occurs when some cells in the body multiply out of control due to different variables, and usually manifests itself with abnormal neoplasm. The multidimensional nature of cancer causes individuals diagnosed with cancer to experience many different problems with the disease. These problems arise when patients experience some difficulties in terms of physical, social, psychological and economic aspects throughout the disease process. In addition, it has been determined that family members who provide care to the diagnosed patients have different problems during this process. The problems experienced by the family members providing care are similar to the problems experienced by the diagnosed patients. As a result, cancer causes the individuals diagnosed and their families to experience some difficulties due to the process they are in, along with negative changes in their mental health. In this study, it is aimed to examine the problems and affected mental health of individuals diagnosed with cancer and their families during the disease process.