Community Perception of Cancer Awareness and Treatment Modalities in North Karnataka, India- A Cross Sectional Study.

Abstract

The multicausative diseases like Cancer has been an important public health illness in the world. In our cancer hospital we find patient invariably presenting in advanced stage. Also, by the time, they have passed through several doctors for relief. At this stage a quality life relief is extremely difficult.  Hence our study to assess the awareness of cancer among the community. This is a cross sectional study conducted among participants randomly sampled from rural and urban community using a pre-tested, validated, structured, objective type, questionnaire, responses collected by trained staff, compiled, and analysed. The community awareness of cancer related knowledge has several gaps, need fixing with information campaign. This study throws light on significance of knowledge towards cancer and dietary preventive active acts towards cancer.