Why a second opinion is necessary

Why a second opinion is necessary

At least twice a week, if not more often, I get a phone call, email or WhatsApp message along the following lines: “Dear Peter, my mother has [insert name of] cancer and she’s in [insert name of] hospital. Is this the best hospital? And where can we get a second...
Chemotherapy and taste

Chemotherapy and taste

Chemotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs as part of a standardised chemotherapy regimen. Taste is the sensation of flavor (sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami) perceived in the mouth and throat in contact with a substance....
Cancer registry project in Armenia

Cancer registry project in Armenia

The National Center of Oncology (NCO), the only comprehensive cancer hospital in Armenia, is implementing a project to modernise the national cancer registry system from paper-based to paperless. The project started in October 2020, amid the war unleashed by...
Childhood Cancer Initiative Kenya

Childhood Cancer Initiative Kenya

Harnessing Resources from the Education Sector to Create Cancer Awareness: An initiative of Childhood Cancer Initiative Kenya Over the recent past, on-going efforts that are being made towards realisation of UN Strategic Development Goals (SDG’s) No. 3 ‘Ensure...