Psychosocial well being of cancer patients in a limited resource country- what national cancer policies have overlooked

Conclusions : Patient Distress Score was higher in patients living below poverty line who had to travel far from their families for treatment. Overall, inconvenience was higher among women reflecting poorer social security and lower economic independence. Clearly, indices of psychosocial wellbeing need to be urgently added to existing measures of efficacy in national oncology programs. The absence of community based services, oncology nurses and accessible healthcare requires immediate attention.
Source: Journal of Cancer Policy - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research