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Sooro, Mopa A.
Thoahlane, Thabo S.
Ramathebane, Maseabata V.
Mputsoe, Kabelo A.
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Article History
Received: 11 September 2023
Accepted: 3 February 2024
First Online: 1 April 2024
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: Approval was first granted by the National University of Lesotho Institutional Review Board (number) and the Lesotho Ministry of Health, National Research and Ethics Committee (NHREC) (ID112-2023). Permission was sought from the Senkatana Oncology clinic to conduct the study. Only codes were used to identify the cases. All research data were encrypted and stored in a lockable cupboard. Where interviews took place, informed consent forms were filled by patients who were interviewed.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Further studies on the outcomes of cancer patients who use TCM relative to those who do not, need to be conducted. The pre-clinical effects of the most commonly used traditional and complementary medicines in Lesotho need to be studied as well.
