| BMSF: | Bristol–Myers Squibb Foundation |
| CIDERU: | Cancer & Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Research Unit |
| DBN: | Durban |
| GT: | Grounded theory |
| HICs: | High-income countries |
| IALCH: | Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital |
| KZN: | KwaZulu-Natal |
| LMICs: | Low- and middle-income counties |
| MLCCP: | Multinational Lung Cancer Control Programme |
| PMB: | Pietermaritzburg |
| SA: | South Africa |
| UKZN: | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| WHO: | World Health Organization |