World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

A REVIEW ON ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE AND SPECTRUM OF MENTAL DISORDERS IN CANCER PATIENTS

S. K. Jareena*, S. K. Hafeezunnisa, Sreenu Thalla and Padmalatha Kantamneni

ABSTRACT

In cancer patients, there is psychological distress most of the time underdiagnosed. Infertility rates are as high as 90% in men during there reproductive years. Common psychological and emotional responses to cancer develop with its diagnosis, its prognostic uncertainty and fears about death and dying. Indian patients put karma/fate and sheer helplessness on its first diagnosis and its major sources of continuing emotional distress are fear of incurability, disfigurement, recurrence of disease and sense of helplessness over its treatment, pain. Non-utilization of the community-based cervical cancer screening program was due to the absence of symptoms, apprehensions about the screening test, pre-occupation with family problems, practical difficulties and lack of approval from the spouse. Depression and anxiety were common in people who do not have kids. Maybe kids not having itself is a factor for depression or anxiety but having kids also give a sense of social support to the patient and unmarried are with high anxiety levels.

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