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Objective
To describe the experiences of South African patients living with head and neck cancer.
Methods
We used a qualitative descriptive design and conducted unstructured interviews with 18 (n = 18) purposive selected participants. Data saturation determined the sample size. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyse the data.
Results
The majority of the sample were Black males; on average,...