Indigenous Beliefs about Biomedical and Bush Medicine Treatment Efficacy for Indigenous Cancer Patients: A Review of the Literature
Alternate Title
Indigenous Beliefs of Cancer Treatment
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. D. van Schaik
S. C. Thompson
Internal Medicine Journal, vol. 42, no. 2, February 2012, pp. 184-191
Description
Results from search of peer-reviewed journal papers suggest five themes: concerns about toxicity of treatment; disconnect with physician; fears about absence from home during treatment; different beliefs about causes of the disease; and failure to address holistic health.