“I Am Not the One That Caused Your Illness”: Lung Cancer Stigma in Nigeria
PwLC experience stigma in Nigeria, which may get triggered during clinical interactions with oncology care clinicians. Communication skills trainings for clinicians in empathy and compassion may help mitigate lung cancer stigma and improve quality of care for PwLC in Nigeria.
Authors
- Israel Adeyemi Owoade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8250-8582)
- Peter Thomas Kingham
- Boladale Mapayi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0596-2132)
- Ameish Govindarajan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8113-8524)
- Rivka Kahn
- Cristina Olcese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4952-5477)
- Joyce Mcivir Terwase
- Emeka Odiaka
- Chioma Christie Asuzu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9975-2928)
- Blessing Oyindamola Olunloyo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6519-6444)
- Oluwafemi B Daramola
- Jamie S. Ostroff
- Smita C. Banerjee
- Olusegun I. Alatise
- Jaime Gilliland
Institutions
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
- Benue State University (NG)
- University College Hospital, Ibadan (NG)
- Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psycho-Oncology
- Published
- 2025-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.70362
- Primary Topic
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center