IntroductionThe article “Depressive symptoms in caregivers of patients with colorectal cancer during the first year since diagnosis: a longitudinal investigation” authored by Youngmee Kim, Charles Carver, Caio Rocha-Lima and Kelly M. Schaffer is a prospective longitudinal study seeking to investigate the relationship between stress and social support and their association with the progression of depressive symptoms in caregivers of patients with dementia. colorectal cancer (Yougmee et al, 2013). Longitudinal studies are observational without interference. between researchers and their subjects. Unlike experimental studies, longitudinal studies can conduct multiple observations throughout a given period to detect developments, trends, and changes in subjects. This research aims to study the third most common cancer and its effects on the patient's entourage, inspecting the validity of previous research and its conclusions.Research problem, objective and questionResearch relating to cancer patients, their treatment , their mental health and their well-being are of interest. abundance. However, research specifically focusing on caregivers of cancer patients is limited. Studies show that caregivers of cancer patients face similar, or sometimes greater, psychosomatic grief than the patient (Yougmee et al, 2013). These studies are important because the well-being and mental health of each caregiver influences the quality of care provided to patients. Therefore, the study of caregivers plays a vital role in examining the effects of cancer diagnoses, mental health, and stress on patients, as well as the influence of social support on these loved ones. Current available studies are limited to examining non-Hispanic white caregivers of patients...... middle of article...... donors of colon and colorectal cancer patients. The literature review provided enough information to determine that additional research on this topic is needed and that is exactly the goal of this study. This study advanced research on this topic and expanded knowledge, research, and evidence on caregiver mental health. All information provided was appropriate for this research study and ended with more than sufficient information. Whatever the limitations, it is clear that future research will only benefit from this study and use it as a means to expand the scope of this research in the future. References Kim, Y., Carver, C., Rocha -Lima C., & Shaffer, K. (2013). Depressive symptoms among caregivers of a patient with colorectal cancer during the first year after diagnosis: a longitudinal investigation. Psycho-Oncology, 22(2), 362-367