How can I help people with cancer?

As a nurse, helping a person with cancer takes a different approach but anyone can do some of the things I have done to help. Besides giving the person their need medications. I help them get through their activities of daily living. I offer help with bathing, dressing, walking, and eating. I provide emotional support whenever needed. Taking my time to sit and talk and get to know them as a person and not as a cancer patient helps them stay positive. Helps them feel they still belong and have hope. Showing them that their family is also important keeps them from worrying too much about them. Treating a cancer as a whole helps them mind, body, and soul.

You need to just be there as support; the biggest support you can give them is to be a friend/family. They don't need you to tell them that your sorry they have cancer or find ways to cure it. They need to know they still have a life outside the cancer. So be there support.

Be the best friend you can be. Always look for ways to aid anyone you can. By being there, being open, you can help others by showing that you care! :)

Make their life have meaning. Make sure they know they are not their illness. Make sure they do everything they wanted to in life. Make sure that they are loved and wanted and needed.

You could help someone with cancer by comforting them and letting them know they aren't alone.......

I've actually never met someone who has cancer, so I'm not exactly qualified to answer this question. But I can say that one of the most important things is to listen, and help them in whatever way they need.

Be there for them. You can't cure them from their illness but you can make sure that they have an amazing life, even if it doesn't last as long as you hoped.

I can continuously listen him/her and maintain check up with him/her regularly and motivating to help him/her to get proper treatment.

I think a lot of the time, it's important to just be there for them. If they want to talk about things, be a good listener and friend. If they don't, just roll with it and stay present. Also, you'd be amazed the response you get if you just ask, "How can I help?" or "What can I do for you that would be the most helpful?" Sometimes it's something you wouldn't expect, something small, but significant to them personally.

By showing them compassion and kindness. Also by being supportive and giving them encouragement and positive words.