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Cultural factors that influence the treatment of osteosarcoma in Zulu patients: Healthcare professionals' perspectives and strategies.

Ottilia BrownVeonna GoliathDalena R M van RooyenColleen AldousLeonard Charles Marais
Published in: Health SA = SA Gesondheid (2018)
Our findings emphasised healthcare professionals' reports of how patients can experience the discussion of culturally discordant treatment options as bad news. We recommend that the treatment discussion form an integral part of the guidelines for culturally competent communication with such cancer patients.
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