Home Health Aide for cancer patients and terminal illness In the world, more and more people become sick from cancer every day. It is demonstrated that the care of patients with end-stage cancer goes beyond the framework of conventional oncology and requires both the interdisciplinary contribution and the care in the home where the patient lives. Consequently, it is necessary to consider the family as part of the team in the care of these patients. Terminal illness is possibly the most frequent event that triggers a crisis in the family since it causes suffering in the patient and the family. Continuous care should be administered by all home health aide course professionals related to the patient and also by their relatives, to maintain their essential character. In the care of the family of the terminally ill patient, aspects related to psychological evaluation and intervention during the period of family crisis, as well as the assessment of their quality of life during the crisis, are still little discussed. It is necessary to seek a balance that helps each member of the family to look for the highest possible quality of life when providing care. WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING CONTINUOUS CARE? Continuous care should be administered by all health professionals related to the patient and also by their relatives, to maintain their integral character. Increasingly, cancer services advocate personcentered care, in their desires and needs that extend to communities where the family-based hospice team will provide basic patient care coverage. Palliative care according to WHO is defined as "the total and active care of patients whose disease is not responding to curative treatment and therefore the control of pain, other symptoms, and psychological problems, are of paramount importance, being the object of they achieve the highest quality of life for patients and their families. WHAT IS A PRIMARY CAREGIVER? It is the person who attends to the physical and emotional needs of a sick person, usually his/her spouse, child, a close relative or someone who is significant to him/her. It is the one that sets in motion the solidarity with the one who suffers and the one which sooner understands that he cannot stay with the crossed arms before the harsh reality that affects to his relative or friend. His work is of high relevance for the group as the disease progresses, not only for the direct attention to the patient but also for their role in the reorganization, maintenance, and cohesion of the family. Before taking care responsibilities, the home health aide training professional should take into account the following elements so the nurse should guide him about:  
Adequate information about the process that affects the patient and its possible evolution. Guidance on how to deal with the progressive deficiencies and the crises that can have the disease of his relative.