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Gazi Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Hemşirelik Bölümü, Ankara The difficulties related burden care of caregivers who care for patients with cancer at advanced are more than caregivers care for patients receiving curative treatment. Because, patients' symptom frequency and density may increase depending on the cancer and its treatment. As a result of this, caregivers may have difficulties especially in terms of symptom management of their patients. In this context, emotional stress, physical and physcological health problems are frequently seen symptoms in caregivers and their life quality standart is poor. On account of decreasing of these problems, it's required to inform patients and caregivers to their necessities on symptom management by health professionals. Decreasing stress of caregivers will contribute to the their patients' life quality obtaining better care for their patients. Keywords : Caregiver; advanced cancer; symptom management