Thesis (M.A.)--Northern Kentucky University, 2007. / Made available through ProQuest. Publication number: AAT 1441197. ProQuest document ID: 1283974321. Includes bibliographical references (p. 33-34)

Thesis (M.A.)--Northern Kentucky University, 2006. / Made available through ProQuest. Publication number: AAT 1435893. ProQuest document ID: 1136092771. Includes bibliographical references (p. 39-41)

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 68-11, Section: B, page: 7094. Adviser: Yun-Xin Fu. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, 2007. / Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-05, page: 2451. Adviser: Corinne Aragaki. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--Northern Kentucky University, 2007. / Made available through ProQuest. Publication number: AAT 1445114. ProQuest document ID: 1342744321. Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-48)

Thesis (M.A.)--Northern Kentucky University, 2006. / Made available through ProQuest. Publication number: AAT 1435196. ProQuest document ID: 1136092731. Includes bibliographical references (p. 55-60)

Thesis (M.Tech.: Radiography) - Dept. of Radiography, Durban Institute of Technology, 2003 1 v. (various pagings) / Cancer is an inexorably progressive disease and a favourable outcome in its management often depends on early intervention (Mackillop, Zhou and Quirt, 1995: 532). Early detection of the disease is therefore important for a favourable outcome to be achieved. When the disease is diagnosed at a late stage, the treatment that is offered is only palliative. Palliative treatment is only offered with the aim to relieve the local symptoms of advanced disease. The treatment intent is therefore not curative but only to give the patient a better quality of life, which sometimes is not possible especially for very advanced disease. In KwaZulu-Natal the incidence of Zulu speaking patients presenting with a late stage disease to the major cancer treatment centres is very high with the result that the majority of these patients can only be offered palliative treatment (Pervan, Cohen and Jaftha, 1995 : 162). Aim of the study is to investigate the factors that contribute to the late presentation of rural Zulu patients with cancer to the two major provincial cancer treatment centers in KwaZulu-Natal (prior to December 2002).

Thesis (M.Tech.: Radiography) - Dept. of Radiography, Durban Institute of Technology, 2003 1 v. (various pagings) / Cancer is an inexorably progressive disease and a favourable outcome in its management often depends on early intervention (Mackillop, Zhou and Quirt, 1995: 532). Early detection of the disease is therefore important for a favourable outcome to be achieved. When the disease is diagnosed at a late stage, the treatment that is offered is only palliative. Palliative treatment is only offered with the aim to relieve the local symptoms of advanced disease. The treatment intent is therefore not curative but only to give the patient a better quality of life, which sometimes is not possible especially for very advanced disease. In KwaZulu-Natal the incidence of Zulu speaking patients presenting with a late stage disease to the major cancer treatment centres is very high with the result that the majority of these patients can only be offered palliative treatment (Pervan, Cohen and Jaftha, 1995 : 162). Aim of the study is to investigate the factors that contribute to the late presentation of rural Zulu patients with cancer to the two major provincial cancer treatment centers in KwaZulu-Natal (prior to December 2002).

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 70-01, Section: B, page: 0197. Adviser: James R. Langabeer, II. Includes bibliographical references.

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-04, page: 1935. Adviser: Erich M. Sturgis. Includes bibliographical references.