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Medical progress in increasing longevity has brought with it a large rise in the number of people who live in a state of chronic or terminal illness for a prolonged period of time. The outcome of this situation is that a significant proportion of the population is dependent on others in their everyday activity. Many if not most adults will become caregivers to an ill member of their family at some time, and some people will be care receivers before they themselves reach old age.Ora Gilbar is the author of 'Cancer and the Family Caregiver: Distress and Coping' with ISBN 9780398072902 and ISBN 0398072906.
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