While I can only imagine what it must be like to be an oncologist, facing death everyday, I imagine that it must be a very stressful and emotional job. Facing real people with real lives, friends, and family, and telling them that they are facing a death sentence disguised by the label of “cancer” is not an easy task. Not only do oncologists work with and get to know their patients, but they also get to know the families of patients. The doctors know what the patients go through in terms of chemo and various treatments and have ways to medically support and heal them. However, oncologists do not have the tools or abilities to treat the family members of the patients who are going through just as much, emotionally, as the patient. Often times the sons, daughters, fathers, mothers, husbands, wives, brothers, and sisters go through so much more emotional damage than one may realize. Doctors know the effects that stress and emotional anxiety have on people, especially when they are sick and undergoing more strenuous medical treatment for cancer. Cancer patients often worry about their family member’s emotional state, bringing more stress to themselves. Any supportive, caring doctor would want the best for not only their patients, but for the family members of their patients. The emotional state of the people closest to the patient have a profound effect on how well patients respond to treatments; thus any good doctor would be in favor of having psychological services for family members covered by all insurance companies.