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Research Paper | Cancer Science | Volume 13 Issue 8, August 2024 | Pages: 1030 - 1033 | India
Treatment Delay in Cancer Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Centre of North India: A Cross - Sectional Study
Abstract: Introduction: The present study aims to explore the treatment delay in days (from initiation of signs and symptoms to start of definitive treatment) of oral cancer patients attending a tertiary care hospital in North India. Method: A descriptive hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted among 425 diagnosed cancer patients aged ?18 years attending a tertiary care center of Lucknow district. A pre-designed and pre-tested structured questionnaire was used to collect information on the socio-demographic characteristics of the participants and factors causing delay in treatment initiation. Statistical analysis was done on Statistical package for social sciences, version 26 IBM, Chicago, USA. Descriptive data is represented as frequency percentage, mean SD or proportion. Probability (p) was calculated to test for statistical significance at the 5% level of significance. Association between categorical variables was tested using the Chi-Square and Fischer?s Exact test. Mean, median and IQR of treatment was calculated by using Kruskal-Wallis and Mann Whitney test. A minimum 95% confidence interval or p value
Keywords: Cancer, delays, treatment
How to Cite?: Dr. Hisamurrahman, Dr. Naim Ahmed, Dr Sudhir Singh, Dr. Naseem Akhtar, Dr. Shailendra Prasad Verma, Dr. Prabhakar Mishra, "Treatment Delay in Cancer Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Centre of North India: A Cross - Sectional Study", Volume 13 Issue 8, August 2024, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1030-1033, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR24814144504, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR24814144504