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This study aimed to investigate the impact of caregiving burden on the quality of life and mental health of family caregivers of cancer patients.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n MATERIALS AND METHODS:<\/jats:title>\n This research is a cross-sectional study that further investigates family caregivers for their patients with cancer at babel oncology Center in Babylon, Iraq, from September 2025 to February 2026. A purposive sampling method that was applied to a group of 150 patients. Information was gathered through self-report questionnaire. SPSS version 26 was utilized to analyze the data.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n \n The results showed that 73.3% of caregivers had a poor caregiving burden and 24.7% had a moderate caregiving burden, with approximately 74% having a fair quality of life, while 52.7% of caregivers had a good level of psychological well-being. The analyses also revealed a statistically significant relationship between caregiving burden and quality of life, and a statistically significant inverse relationship between caregiving burden and psychological well-being (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n CONCLUSION:<\/jats:title>\n The majority of caregivers have a low caregiving burden and a fair level of quality of life, and approximately half have a good level of psychological well-being. The results also showed a relationship between burden and quality of life; any change in burden level was accompanied by a change in quality of life. 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