Shubham Lingappanoor|Geetha Rani Manupati|Vasthalya Meesala|Y Padma|Brahmani Bachu|Shyam Sunder Anchuri
Assessment of Quality of Life of Cervical Cancer Patients Using ECOG-Performance Status Scale
background cervical cancer becoming one emerging health burdens womenhood india accounts onethird cervical cancer deaths globally 80 women cervical cancer diagnosed advanced stage study aimed assess quality life qol patients cervical cancer treatment examine factors affecting qolx0d materials methods retrospective observational study included 218 cervical cancer patients study conducted tertiary care hospital warangal telangana state impact socioeconomic factors clinical factors qol patients studied using eastern cooperative oncology groupperformance status ecogps scale protocol approved kieckmc warangal statistical analysis performed using fischers exact test value plt05 considered significantx0d results 218 patients 189 alive 29 deceased patient age group 2140 years patients urban areas upper socioeconomic status ses patients literacy without social habits good qol patients labour forces poor qol statistically significant patients early stage diagnosis patients underwent surgical treatment along chemoradiation therapy good qol yet results statistically insignificantx0d conclusion lack access preventive definitive care health care sectors poor socioeconomic status educational status women awareness regarding disease treatment patterns resulted poor follow low adherence treatment accentuated cervical cancer burden hence enhancing listed factors could beneficial improving qol cervical cancer patients