Funding for this research was provided by:
National Foundation for Cancer Research (TTK13070620647)
National Research Foundation Innovation Doctoral Scholarship (UID-102311)
Article History
Received: 1 March 2017
Accepted: 26 February 2018
First Online: 6 March 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval for this study was granted by the Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee: at Stellenbosch University (reference number: N13/05/074) and University of Cape Town (reference number: 645/2013). Written permission was granted by the hospital before patient records were accessed. Each participant signed a written consent to participate in this study.
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