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Noncompliance to Standard Treatment Procedures for Cancer Propelling Increase in the Mortality Rate of Cancer Patients in Benue State, Nigeria
The purpose of this study was to gather, present, describe and explain the data on noncompliance to standard treatment procedures and its implication on increase in the mortality rate of cancer patients in Benue State. The study was a descriptive research and the data was obtained from the cancer patients case folders in the Record unit of the Oncology and Palliative Care Clinic Federal Medical Centre Makurdi. A total of 430 case folders of patients who received chemotherapy were thoroughly reviewed to analyze their level of compliance to cancer treatment procedures. Findings showed 53 differe…
