Peter: “I know from personal experience just how important stem cell donors are. In 2005 I was diagnosed with a lymphoma and, after three relapses, I needed an unrelated bone marrow transplant. The patient needs a match with a donor on the HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen...
A paradigm shift in healthcare The repurposing of approved/failed drugs is an attractive and pragmatic approach for rapidly finding new, affordable therapeutics for new indications. Additionally, off-patent drugs, with their enormous patient data from years of usage,...
The third edition of the Dutch National Cancer and Work Day (Nationale Kanker en Werk Dag or NKWD) will take place on March 15 2022, preceded by 2 online introductory sessions on February 10 and 17. This year the organisers will promote job retention and sustainable...
Moving mountains for the global patient through reciprocity To delay the development of a treatment that cures a lethal disease that kills 100.000 people per year is to be responsible for the deaths of those 100.000 people, even if you have never seen them. ~ Julian...
Patient advocacy is the reflection of tragic experiences that become stories of resilience. It is the action that follows the realisation that it is incumbent upon us to do better. After we have been confronted by a killer disease like cancer, regardless of how we...
