Unmet Needs of Oral Cancer Survivors in India: A Perspective

Abstract

Oral cancer is one of the predominant forms of cancer that alters the livelihood of survivors. They can have many unmet needs. However, very little research has been done on this topic, especially in India. This commentary piece discusses what unmet needs could mean, how the disease culminates differently and creates different realities, how the research and policymaking have been done and how it could be improved.

Keywords

oral cancer - unmet needs - psycho-oncology

Publikationsverlauf

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
17. April 2023

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