The psychosocial burden of women seeking treatment for breast and cervical cancers in Ghana's major cancer hospitals.
Patience Gyamenah Okyere AsanteAdobea Yaa OwusuJoseph Ransford OppongKingsley Ebenezer AmegahEdward Nketiah-AmponsahPublished in: PloS one (2023)
There is a need for liaison psychiatrists and health psychologists to assist oncologists to provide psychological support such as free and routine counselling services for cancer patients and their caregivers. Educational campaigns on mainstream and social media need to be intensified to demystify the stigma surrounding cancers in Ghana.
Keyphrases
- social media
- mental health
- health information
- healthcare
- mental illness
- papillary thyroid
- public health
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- primary care
- childhood cancer
- palliative care
- hiv aids
- clinical practice
- smoking cessation
- risk assessment
- combination therapy
- pregnancy outcomes
- squamous cell carcinoma
- type diabetes
- physical activity
- hiv testing
- men who have sex with men
- sleep quality
- climate change
- hepatitis c virus
- adipose tissue
- replacement therapy
- cervical cancer screening
- insulin resistance
- depressive symptoms
- antiretroviral therapy
- affordable care act