Open AccessIdentifying the Factors Causing Delayed Presentation of Cancer Patients to a Government Medical College of Central India
Author(s) -
V. Tiwari,
Veenita Yogi,
Hameeduzzafar Ghori,
O. P. Singh,
Karan Peepre,
Suresh Yadav,
Chaitlal Mohare
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/15104.6512
Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , incidence (geometry) , outpatient clinic , cancer , pediatrics , radiation oncology , radiation therapy , surgery , physics , optics
The incidence of cancer is increasing throughout the world. One of the prime aims of its management is early diagnosis and therapeutic intervention. Factors causing delay to either of these goals should be identified and rectified.