i plan on going to school to be a nurse. 
I admire nurses in the approach they take with a patient 
i used to be a cancer patient so being able to give back means alot
Wow, I admire that, Due to the typically late onset of cancer, caregivers are often the spouses and/or children of patients, but may also be parents
well mine was considered childhood cancer because of my age, it was only a few years ago. it was almost terminal but i beat it so i find it important because the nurses meant so much to me
Childhood cancer kills more then 96000 per year 
and sadly it receives the least amount of funding.
American Childhood Cancer Organization
The American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO), previously named Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization dedicated to childhood cancer.
Today their membership of over 50,000 members of the national office and more than 100,000 members across the country, including ACCO affiliate groups, includes:
- Parents of children who are being treated or have been treated for cancer
- Children with cancer
- Survivors of childhood cancer
- Immediate or extended family members
- Bereaved families
Distress in cancer caregiving
An informal or primary caregiver is an individual in a cancer patient's life that provides unpaid assistance and cancer-related care. Due to the typically late onset of cancer, caregivers are often the spouses and/or children of patients, but may also be parents, other family members, or close friends. Informal caregivers are a major form of support for the cancer patient because they provide most care outside of the hospital environment. This support includes:
- Physical support: management of side effects and late