Study

Prevalence of anxiety

Prevalence of depression

Country

Study Tool

Reliability & validity of the Malayalam hospital anxiety & depression scale (HADS) in cancer patients, Thomas et al. [7]

19%

20.6%

Kerala, India

HADS

Prevalence of depression and anxiety disorder in cancer patients: An institutional experience, Shankar et al. [2]

35.4%

37.5%

India

Patient health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Scale

Study of Anxiety and Depression among Breast Cancer patients from North India Vivek Srivastava et al. [8]

37.0%

28.0%

India

HADS

Prevalence of depression and anxiety among cancer patients. Novin Nikbakhsh et al. [9]

46.0%

48.0%

Iran

HADS

A Study of Depression and Anxiety in Cancer Patients, Thapa P et al. [10]

40.0%

28.0%

Nepal

HADS

Emotional distress in cancer patients: the Edinburgh Cancer Centre symptom study, V Strong et al. [11]

23.0%

16.0%

Edinburgh, UK

HADS