A study to develop and assess the effectiveness of support group approach for cervical cancer patients and their caregivers with an intention to improve selected outcome variables attending Radiotherapy OPD,PGIMER,Chandigarh,2018-20.

Cancer as a life-threatening illness affects individual health status. Although the cancer is the disease of geriatrics but it can also occur in young ages now a days. Receiving the news of diagnosis of cervical cancer for female is shocking. The diagnosis of cancer is associated with a high level of psychological stress, and is a crisis for patients and their families due to its resulting emotional, physical and social issues. The symptoms and side-effects of treatment of cancer decreases patient’s physical well being and quality of life (QOL). There are numerous side effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy such as alopecia, fatigue, nausea, mucositis, vomiting, anemia etc. Cancer support group offers a blend of emotional social and educational support to guide those going through cancer treatments as well through phases of cancer. Many studies have showed that support group can improve quality of life for people dealing with cancer diagnosis.