Why Am I Ill? Beliefs in Supernatural and Natural Causes of Ill Health at the Time of Diagnostic Workup of Patients With Esophageal Cancer in Tanzania

PURPOSEAn understanding of the cultural and context-specific perceptions of the causes of cancer is an important prerequisite for designing effective primary health prevention and early detection strategies. We aimed to use the Murdock Ill Health Theoretical Model to conceptualize views on illness c...

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Main Authors: Hannah Simba, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Furaha Serventi, Alex Mremi, Melitah Motlhale, Carolina Espina, Amos Mwasamwaja, Joachim Schuz, Valerie McCormack, Efua Prah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society of Clinical Oncology 2023-09-01
Series:JCO Global Oncology
Online Access:https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/GO.23.00100