Knowledge, attitudes and practices of Zimbabwean men relating to prostate cancer.

Background: Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of death in Zimbabwe. However, screening for prostate cancer is opportunistic as population-based screening is not available.

Objectives: This study aimed to describe the knowledge, attitudes and practices of men living in Harare, Zimbabwe relating to prostate cancer.

The experiences of caregivers of patients living with cancer admitted to a hospice in South Africa.

Background: Caregivers share cancer experiences with patients, but little is known about their own experiences in the end-of-life phase, the most difficult phase in the caregiving journey.

Aims: To describe the experiences of caregivers of cancer patients admitted to a hospice in South Africa.

Methods: A qualitative design was used; 22 (n=22) participants were purposively selected and in-depth interviews were conducted.

Quality of life from the perspective of the palliative care patient in a resource-poor community in South Africa.

Objective: Quality of life is an ill-defined term, as it means different things to different people. Quality of life has been well researched, especially with respect to people with cancer, but not necessarily from the perspective of the patient, and also, not in Third World, resource-poor countries. The objective of this study was to explore quality of life from the perspective of palliative care patients managed at a palliative care clinic serving a resource-poor community in Tshwane, South Africa.