Background Patients with advanced cancer often experience poor health-related quality-of-
life (HRQoL) due to cancer and treatment-related side-effects. With India's palliative care
landscape in its infancy, there is a concern that advanced cancer patients, especially
individuals who are from disadvantaged populations experience poor HRQoL outcomes. We
aim to assess HRQoL of advanced cancer patients in terms of general well-being (physical,
functional, emotional, and social/family well-being), pain experiences, psychological state …

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