Routes to diagnosis of symptomatic cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review.
Tanimola MartinsSamuel William David MerrielWilliam T HamiltonPublished in: BMJ open (2020)
The proportion of patients who initially use complementary medicine in their cancer journey may explain a fraction of advanced-stage diagnosis and poor survival of cancer in SSA. However, further research would be necessary to fully understand the exact role (or activities) of primary care and alternative care providers in patient cancer journeys.