Cancer and culture in northern and north-eastern Thailand : a qualitative study.

• Main Authors: Guan, Wendy Kaiyu., Teo, Arlene Sze Yin., Kaur, Manjit.
• Other Authors: Mak Ka Ying Angela
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/44294
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In Thailand, when cancer patients are diagnosed with cancer, they have an option to undergo conventional treatment at the hospital or seek alternative treatment, which is usually traditional Thai herbal medicine. However, little is known about how Thai cancer patients make treatment decisions and th...