Mrs Patience Mbozi speaks to ecancer about her journal article on the 'Experiences and coping strategies of women caring for their husbands with cancer at the Cancer Diseases Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia.'

She explains the motivation behind the study was the realisation that many men diagnosed with cancer were accompanied by their wives and so they wanted to explore the experiences of these women as well as their coping strategies.

Mrs Mbozi outlines that the findings demonstrated that wives of patients with cancer experience many challenges in their caring journey such as transportation difficulties and socio-economic barriers.

You can read the article here