Caring for dependent children impacts practical and emotional problems and need for support, but not perceived distress among cancer patients

More than one in 10 cancer patients care for dependent children. It is unclear whether this status makes a difference in terms of the distress and associated problems they experience, or whether it is linked to differences in the need for or utilization of psychosocial support.

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