Diagnosis, care pathways, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) use among digestive cancer patients in Benin: a qualitative study
Tassadit Merabtine, Maxime Adjignon Sognigbe, Elodie Marcellaud, Jean Toniolo, Zeinab Tarhini, Habib Ganfon, Aboudou Raïmi Kpossou, Niki Christou, Dieu donné Gnonlonfoun, Jeremy Jost · 2026
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Merabtine, Sognigbe, Marcellaud, and co-authors interviewed digestive cancer patients in Benin about their routes through care, in this 2026 Supportive Care in Cancer study. At the national university hospital in Cotonou, the team conducted in-depth interviews with eleven patients who had used complementary or alternative medicine alongside, or instead of, conventional treatment.
Patients described long delays: symptoms first minimized, rounds of inconclusive consultations, and low awareness of digestive cancers, compounded by money problems and scarce medicines. Alternative medicine appealed for cost reasons, frustration with conventional care, relief of side effects, and a search for well-being. Patients asked for holistic care with nutrition and psychosocial support, and wanted doctors involved in supervising alternative treatments rather than ignoring them.
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| CREATOR | Tassadit Merabtine, Maxime Adjignon Sognigbe, Elodie Marcellaud, Jean Toniolo, Zeinab Tarhini, Habib Ganfon, Aboudou Raïmi Kpossou, Niki Christou, Dieu donné Gnonlonfoun, Jeremy Jost |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 48 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |