DOES NUTRITIONAL DIET HEAL LUNGS CANCER: A CROSS SECTIONAL ANALYSIS OF PEOPLE PERSPECTIVE?

Abstract

Introduction: A study was conducted with the sole purpose to assess the perceptions of lung cancer. patient with an association through application of chi-square test statistics with rehabilitation of lung cancer. Further the dependent variable pulmonary rehabilitation of lungs cancer was cross tabulated and indexed with independent variable nutritional therapy respectively; where the respondent of the present study was two hospitals. Study design: Cross Sectional Study. Shukat Khanam Memorial Hospital and Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine hospital, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunnkhawa was selected purposively along with structured interview schedule was used for data collection- where 152 respondents were reported from the aforementioned hospitals. Method: The study recommended that, Period: 2017, 2018 micro and macro level polices pertaining to nutritionist's appointment in cancer hospitals, creating social awareness programs regarding lungs cancer and an integrated drive for curative and preventive measure for controlling lung cancer diseases were the order of day.