“Current”, “heated rods” & “hot vapour”: Why patients refuse radiotherapy as a treatment modality for cancer in Northern Sri Lanka
Jeyasuthan Mahadevan,
Ramalingam Appudurai,
Shobikgha Sothipragasam
et al.
Abstract:Purpose: Significant proportions of patients either refuse or discontinue radiotherapy, even in the curative setting, leading to poor clinical outcomes. This study explores patient perceptions that underlie decisions to refuse/discontinue radiotherapy at a cancer care facility in northern Sri Lanka.
Methods: An exploratory descriptive qualitative study was carried out among 14 purposively-selected patients with cancer who refused/discontinued radiotherapy. In-depth semi-structured interviews were transcribed i… Show more
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