Psychosocial oncology in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Ghana

Hermioni L. Amonoo; Salisu A. Abdul-Rahim; Deborah Atobrah; Dorothy Addo-Mensah; Regina M. Longley; Michelle C. Jacobo; William F. Pirl

doi:10.1002/pon.5965

Psychosocial oncology in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Ghana

Hermioni L. Amonoo
, Salisu A. Abdul-Rahim
, Deborah Atobrah
, Dorothy Addo-Mensah
, Regina M. Longley
, Michelle C. Jacobo
, William F. Pirl

Institute of African Studies

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
University of Cape Coast Ghana

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5 Citations (Scopus)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	139-147
Number of pages	9
Journal	Psycho-Oncology
Volume	32
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5965
Publication status	Published - Jan 2023

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Ghana
cancer
case Series
low-income country
mental health
palliative care
psycho-oncology
psychosocial wellbeing
sub-Saharan Africa
supportive oncology

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