Open AccessThe Cost Incurred for the Treatment among the Cancer Patients in Coimbatore
Author(s) -
A Sangamithra,
S Vishnu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
shanlax international journal of economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2319-961X
DOI - 10.34293/economics.v9i4.4218
Subject(s) - cancer , schedule , medicine , cancer treatment , affect (linguistics) , body weight , family medicine , psychology , computer science , communication , operating system
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), each year universally, about 14 million people have realized that they have cancer and eight million individuals die from cancer. Cancer is a term for a group of diseases that can affect any part of the human body. Some more terms used are malignant tumors and neoplasms. Defining cancer is the quick creation of abnormal body cells that develop outside their usual borders and occupy adjoining parts of the body and extent to another organ of the body. The study aims to assess the cost incurred for Treatment among cancer patients in Coimbatore. The research source is from both primary and secondary data. The primary data was collected from two hospitals in Coimbatore through constructed exit interview schedule and secondary sources from from other various journals and articles.