Cancer Awareness and Stigma in Rural Assam India: Baseline Survey of the Detect Early and Save Her/Him (DESH) Program
Pak LM, Purad CC, Nadipally S, Rao MP, Mukherjee S, Hegde SKB, Golshan M. Cancer Awareness and Stigma in Rural Assam India: Baseline Survey of the Detect Early and Save Her/Him (DESH) Program. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2021, 28: 7006-7013. PMID: 34215953, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-021-10366-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEarly Detection of CancerFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansIndiaMaleRural PopulationSurveys and QuestionnairesUterine Cervical NeoplasmsConceptsCancer screening programsScreening programCervical cancerBaseline surveyAcceptance of screeningRural Indian populationMobile screening programLong-term detrimental effectsOne-thirdOral ulcersPreventable causeCancer awarenessCancer knowledgeCancer patientsCancer symptomsActionable targetsMedical careCancerCancer educationCancer etiologyBetel nutConclusionsThis studyIndian populationCarcinogenic effectsCancer diagnosis