Economic and Financial Consequences of Cancer from Patient's Family Perspective: A Case Study of Punjab

摘要: International evidence is indicative of the fact that agriculture revolution has generated much needed food security and at same time it raised alarming signs for ecology also. Punjab, being granary state India, been leader Green Revolution. Punjab topper in consumption chemical fertilizers pesticides per hectare. The health ailments, alarmingly on rise, are getting closely identified with indiscriminate use agriculture. emergence cancer cases evenly across cotton belt Malwa have well documented, past, by news reports research studies. In this context, main objective present study to analyze economic financial consequences from patient’s family perspective. Study based census survey four villages Muktsar district region. Findings will help quantify or insurance support can bring out perpetual distress.