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ArticleEcancermedicalscience2022

Journeys: understanding access, affordability and disruptions to cancer care in India.

Soumitra Shankar Datta, Soumita Ghose, Manisha Ghosh, Amruta Jain, Sumedha Mandal, Sayan Chakraborty, Carlo Caduff

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Article in Ecancermedicalscience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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19 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Soumitra Shankar DattaDepartment of Palliative Care & Psycho-oncology, Tata Medical Center, Major Arterial Road, New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkata 700160, India.
Soumita GhoseDepartment of Administration and Policy, Tata Medical Center, Major Arterial Road, New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkata 700160, India.
Manisha GhoshDepartment of Palliative Care & Psycho-oncology, Tata Medical Center, Major Arterial Road, New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkata 700160, India.
Amruta JainDepartment of Palliative Care & Psycho-oncology, Tata Medical Center, Major Arterial Road, New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkata 700160, India.
Sumedha MandalDepartment of Palliative Care & Psycho-oncology, Tata Medical Center, Major Arterial Road, New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkata 700160, India.
Sayan ChakrabortyDepartment of Palliative Care & Psycho-oncology, Tata Medical Center, Major Arterial Road, New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkata 700160, India.
Carlo CaduffDepartment of Global Health & Social Medicine, King's College London, Bush House, 40 Aldwych, London WC2B 4BG, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMuch of the global cancer burden is in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Along with the high incidence of cancer, most LMICs have unevenly distributed health care resources. This study is a qualitative exploration of the journey of patients accessing cancer care in India and their caregivers.

methodsThe study followed a cross-sectional qualitative design. Participants were recruited by stratified purposive sampling, and all common cancers in India as reported by the GLOBOCAN database were included in the study. Consenting patients and their caregivers were interviewed using in-depth interview techniques. The data was analysed using principles of qualitative content analysis.

resultsCancer patients (

conclusionsPlanning and policymaking in the future of cancer care delivery need to consider the views expressed by the cancer patients and their caregivers as regards to access, adherence and disruptions to cancer care in India. Future policies will hopefully address some of the difficulties faced by patients.

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accessaffordabilitycancer caredisruptionsLMIConcology

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PMID35242223
PMCPMC8831108

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