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Education and access: the key to transforming leukaemia treatment in the Philippines

Philippines

07 Oct 2024

World CML Day: A Story of Hope and Advocacy&nbsp; Despite years of progress, much still needs to be done on access to treatment for Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) in the Philippines. Rod, a dedicated patient advocate, shares his inspiring journey. Nearly 20 years ago, his son was diagnosed with CML at just 9&nbsp; years old. From that moment, Rod embarked on a mission to understand CML...

07 Oct 2024

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Driving access to cancer treatments: Gertrude's story on National Cancer Survivors Day 2023

Uganda

20 Aug 2024

" The general belief, especially in the African&nbsp; region and any low- and middle income country, is that cancer is a death sentence. But there are a lot of survivors out there whose voices are not being&nbsp; given an opportunity to talk about their challenges, but also share their success stories." Gertude Nakigudde, from Uganda, has been a breast cancer survivor for 21 years and is a member...

20 Aug 2024

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