Open AccessEvaluation of socio-demographic factors for non-compliance to treatment in locally advanced cases of cancer cervix in a rural medical college hospital in India
Author(s) -
Samrat Dutta,
Nandita Biswas,
Goutam Muhkherjee
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1075.121530
Subject(s) - medicine , cervix , cervical cancer , compliance (psychology) , cancer , literacy , cancer treatment , rural area , family medicine , pediatrics , economic growth , pathology , psychology , social psychology , economics
Carcinoma cervix is a leading cause of cancer in India. However, majority of the patients face a problem of not being able to complete the treatment.