Many family members are so busy helping the person with cancer, they ignore their own needs – including the emotional impact of having a family member with cancer. This section explains how you can find emotional support, including support groups, counselling and support for children. You may also want to find out more about helping care for your family member, or managing the symptoms and side effects of pancreatic cancer.
If you are looking after someone with pancreatic cancer, you may hear yourself described as their carer. You may not see yourself as a carer – you may simply see yourself as their partner, family member or friend. But a carer is anyone who looks after a family member or friend, unpaid, and provides support that that person couldn’t manage without.
To read more about caring for someone with pancreatic cancer, download our booklet, Caring for someone with pancreatic cancer: Information for families and carers.
You can also order a printed copy.
All our information and services are available for families as well as people with pancreatic cancer.
If you have any questions, you can speak to our specialist nurses on our free Support Line.
Our nurses run regular online sessions for people supporting a loved one with pancreatic cancer – join our Family, Friends and Carers’ Cuppa for an informal chat and a chance to meet others going through something similar.
Our discussion forum gives you the chance to connect with other families and share experiences.
Read stories from other families, friends and carers about how they dealt with pancreatic cancer.
Medli can help family members and carers to learn more about managing a diagnosis.
You can even download the app on behalf of someone with pancreatic cancer and access the support that is relevant to them.
If a loved one have just been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, our emails can help you get the information and support you need. The emails are tailored to your situations and their diagnosis, and provide key information over several weeks.
Updated October 2021
Review date February 2024
