Use of traditional and complementary medicines by cancer patients at a national cancer referral facility in a low-income country.

Mwaka, Amos Deogratius; Mangi, Sabina Patrick; Okuku, Fred Macho

Mwaka, Amos Deogratius; Mangi, Sabina Patrick; Okuku, Fred Macho.

Affiliation

Mwaka AD; Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Mangi SP; Cancer Awareness and Early Detection Coalition (CAEDCO), Kampala, Uganda.
Okuku FM; Department of Medicine, St. Francis Hospital Nsambya, Kampala, Uganda.

Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) ; 28(6): e13158, 2019 Nov.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31441575

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Complementary Therapies; Developing Countries; Medicine, Traditional; Neoplasms/epidemiology; Neoplasms/therapy; Adult; Cancer Care Facilities; Cancer Pain; Cross-Sectional Studies; Disclosure; Female; Health Personnel/psychology; Humans; Immune System; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Neoplasms/pathology; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Poverty; Referral and Consultation; Socioeconomic Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; Uganda/epidemiology

Key words

cancers; complementary therapy; sub-Saharan Africa; traditional and complementary medicines; traditional medicine

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Complementary Therapies / Developing Countries / Medicine, Traditional / Neoplasms Type of study: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) Journal subject: ENFERMAGEM / NEOPLASIAS Year: 2019 Type: Article Affiliation country: Uganda

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