“I want to live, but …” the desire to live and its physical, psychological, spiritual, and social factors among advanced cancer patients: evidence from the APPROACH study in India
Abstract Background The limited access to palliative care resources along with the social stigma around cancer largely explains the poor quality of life (QoL) of Indian advanced cancer patients. As advanced cancer patients with poor QoL often harbour a desire for hastened death (DHD), it is imperati...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Palliative Care |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-022-01041-z |