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Table 2 Cancer types among study participants (n = 50)

From: A preliminary, quantitative study on the use of traditional and complementary medicine by cancer patients seen at the Senkatana oncology clinic, Maseru, Lesotho

Cancer type

Female

Male

Total

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Blood

2

8.3%

5

19.2%

7

14%

Bone

1

4.2%

1

3.8%

2

4%

Breast

4

16.7%

4

15.4%

8

16%

Cervical

8

33.3%

0

0%

8

16%

Colon

2

8.3%

3

11.5%

5

10%

Esophageal

0

0%

1

3.9%

1

2%

Eye

2

8.3%

0

0%

2

4%

Kaposi sarcoma

0

0%

1

3.9%

1

2%

Ovary

4

16.7%

0

0%

4

8%

Prostate

0

0%

11

42.3%

11

22%

Vaginal

1

4.2%

0

0%

1

2%

Total

24

100.0%

26

100.0%

50

100.0%