• Dr.Sandhya Aravind C.A

Cancer begins when cells in a part of the body start to grow out of control. Human beings have had cancer throughout recorded history. It is estimated that 35,000 new cancer cases occur in Kerala in one year. Among males 50% of cancers in the mouth, throat and lungs are caused by Tobacco and alcohol habits. Among women tobacco related cancers are 15%. The present study attempted to study the adjustment pattern of persons with cancer and persons without cancer. In this study, purposive random sampling method was adopted to select the sample. The sample consisted of 60 subjects, 30 subjects with cancer, and 30 subjects without cancer. The tool used was adapted version of Bell Adjustment Inventory done by Raju and Sananda Raj in 1990. The data was analyzed using SPSS. 't’ test was used for comparing persons with cancer and persons without cancer. The result of the present study shows that, there was significant difference in the adjustment pattern between cancer patients and those who are not affected with cancer.

Adjustment, Cancer

"The Pattern of Adjustment among Cancer Patients.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.943-952, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907A14.pdf

"The Pattern of Adjustment among Cancer Patients.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp943-952, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907A14.pdf