Research Article
Why Breast Cancer Patients Seek Traditional Healers
Table 1
Profile of Participants.
| No | Name* | Age | Highest education | Employment | Type of traditional healer | Years survived breast cancer |
| 1 | Nowan | 38 | Year 6 | Sales person | Use herbs | 9 | 2 | Sami | 61 | Ph.D. | Lecturer | Use herbs | 12 | 3 | Aira | 41 | Master degree | Formally Bank manager | Use an egg | 10 | 4 | Sayun | 35 | High school | Factory worker | Use herbs | 2 | 5 | Rashidah | 49 | Diploma | Businesswoman | Use white turmeric | 3 | 6 | Roziah | 56 | Master degree | Government Officer | Use an egg, herbs & prayer | 3 | 7 | Robiah | 46 | High school | Home maker | Use herbs | 9 | 8 | Aisan | 45 | Bachelor degree | Government Officer | Use herbs | 7 | 9 | Nakiah | 57 | Nursing certificate | Retired nurse | Quranic healing | 2 | 10 | Norzaini | 34 | Bachelor degree | Manager | Use herbs & vitamins | 4 | 11 | Rizman | 75 | Ph.D. | Lecturer | Quranic healing | 10 |
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*All the names are pseudonyms.
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