I've seen that and it is depressing. When I was based in London for a bit, I put up my mate and his girlfriend in my flat so that he could get specialist care there as they couldn't afford to commute up or book hotels (I didn't tell the landlord). She saw him through it in Hammersmith whilst he was in overnight for near enough a month and I let her have the room whilst I slummed it on the sofa. They got back home to Cardiff after, only to find that she herself had been diagnosed with breast cancer. I went to see them after and it was so very sad. He obviously wasn't very well at all and she was trying to keep it together. He passed away soon after but she made a full recovery and is now doing well.