Out of the 8.8 million cancer cases diagnosed every year, India continues to be the largest contributor with 2.2 million cancer deaths. The primary reason behind this scenario is that about 70% of the Indian patients do not consult a doctor with early symptoms of the cancer. These percentages may be even high in rural patients as they don’t even approach at the end stage. It has recently been figure out that Indian cancer patients consult a doctor at the terminal stage of cancer. There are various reasons for this scenario.
Probable reasons for late consultation: In India, patients often seek for a medical emergency unless there is a pain or obvious symptoms of a disease. But in prostate cancer, there are no any painful symptoms. So, the patient generally does not feel any urgency to consult a doctor. Many elderly patients may find it difficult to get to the surgery or have other…
