Authors :
Kowsalya Murugan; Dr. Rupa Gunaseelan
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 12 - December
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7493499
Abstract :
At present Cancer is found to be one of the
largest deaths causing disease worldwide and its
incidence is also growing. Government owned primary
health center (PHC) is located all over the country to
provide good health services to the public. These PHCs
plays a vital role in fulfilling the basic health services for
all the diseases by giving primary diagnosis and
screening facility at nearby. In every PHC there is a
special Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) staff nurse
who exclusively concentrates the Non communicable
disease patients; they provide services from screening till
their palliative care. The services provided by the PHCs
are not utilized by the people to its fullest due to some of
the inconvenience faced by them. If these facilities are
made better and the requirement of the public is met
out, the resources will be used fully. Hence there is a
need to enhance the role of PHC and to improve the
facilities provided. This chapter aims to explore the role
of Primary health center in prevention, early detection
and cancer control measures.
Keywords :
Primary Health Center, People preference, cancer, early screening
At present Cancer is found to be one of the
largest deaths causing disease worldwide and its
incidence is also growing. Government owned primary
health center (PHC) is located all over the country to
provide good health services to the public. These PHCs
plays a vital role in fulfilling the basic health services for
all the diseases by giving primary diagnosis and
screening facility at nearby. In every PHC there is a
special Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) staff nurse
who exclusively concentrates the Non communicable
disease patients; they provide services from screening till
their palliative care. The services provided by the PHCs
are not utilized by the people to its fullest due to some of
the inconvenience faced by them. If these facilities are
made better and the requirement of the public is met
out, the resources will be used fully. Hence there is a
need to enhance the role of PHC and to improve the
facilities provided. This chapter aims to explore the role
of Primary health center in prevention, early detection
and cancer control measures.
Keywords :
Primary Health Center, People preference, cancer, early screening
