Circle of care: Why cancer caregivers need communities as much as patients do

Circle of care: Why cancer caregivers need communities as much as patients do

When we think of cancer, we picture brave patients and resilient families. But we often overlook the person who stands quietly beside them through every scan, chemotherapy session, and sleepless nights. These are the caregivers sometimes relatives, sometimes medical staff, who rarely make headlines yet shoulder half the weight of a diagnosis. They are the ones who keep a steady smile despite the exhaustion, the fear, and the endless rounds of tr…