Patients' informational needs while undergoing brachytherapy for cervical cancer.

Objective: To identify informational needs of South African women receiving intracavitary brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer as part of a process to develop guidelines for quality patient-centred care.

Design: A prospective, qualitative study with a phenomenological approach.

Setting: Brachytherapy Unit, Department Oncology, Universitas Hospital, Bloemfontein, South Africa.