Understanding stigma as a barrier to accessing cancer treatment in South Africa: implications for public health campaigns

INTRODUCTION: Cancer contributes to significant illness burden in South Africa, with delayed diagnosis resulting from limited knowledge of cancer, lack of biomedical treatment and stigma. This study examines ways in which people are identified as having cancer through perspectives of traditional hea...

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Main Authors: Tatiana Oystacher, Drew Blasco, Emily He, Debbie Huang, Rebekkah Schear, Devon McGoldrick, Bruce Link, Lawrence Hsin Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pan African Medical Journal 2018-01-01
Series:The Pan African Medical Journal
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Online Access: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/29/73/pdf/73.pdf