The women, who reside in marginalized regions, have a huge challenge with breast cancer as they lack healthcare and social help as well as economic security. The present paper dwells on the actual life histories of women diagnosed with breast cancer in Jammu and Udhampur, routes to diagnosis, accessibility to treatment, and support services of the family and community. The study, in accordance with the patient and family opinions, demonstrates how geographic isolation, financial obstacles, and sociocultural beliefs affect healthcare-seeking behaviour and treatment retention. The findings reveal that a lag in the identification of the diagnosis, a fragmented treatment and utilization of the informal care network imposes an emotional and physical load on the targeted women. The paper determines the need to have equitable healthcare provision, combined support, as well as the policy intervention that occurs in underserved contexts in order to improve the results of breast cancer in the marginalized localities using foregrounding experiences at the margins.
Shree et al. (Thu,) studied this question.