SAID NGO

Dear Bloodbrother or Sister, My name is Peter Kapitein and I am 48 years old. I am dutchman and married to a beautiful wife called Marjolijn. I am the father […]

´Als je een boot wilt bouwen, heb je geen hout, spijkers en een hamer nodig Peter, maar liefde voor de zee`. Ik moest aan deze uitspraak van een vriend denken, […]

De vraag waarom je kanker krijgt is een lastige. Soms is het antwoord te geven, maar veelal is de vraag ook gekoppeld aan de vraag naar rechtvaardigheid. Rechtvaardig is het […]

The old man looked expectantly at the doctor. While suffering from symptoms for quite some time, he had waited long before seeing a doctor, being reluctant to saddle someone with […]

“What’s this, Carla? I’ve been your patient since 8 January and you’re just leaving me? You can’t just dump me with another doctor like that! I’m really, really upset.” It’s […]

I was recently asked for ideas on cutting the amounts we spend on healthcare. My immediate reaction was to think ‘What a strange question’. Surely there’s nothing difficult about cutting […]

My father lost the battle against prostate cancer on 23 March 2011. I’ve been living with cancer since 7 January 2005 and have so far been winning the fight. Is […]

A short while ago, I heard an American patient advocate say, ‘I can’t solve your problem for you, but we might!’ A few short words that make clear what’s important […]

How do you treat cancer? This question has been a hard one for thousands of years. In his brilliantly written The Emperor of All Maladies, Siddharta Mukherjee recounts how long […]

Working for a better life for people living with cancer and for their loved ones is the mainstay of our mission. With every new step we take, we first ask […]