On Wednesday 30 May 2007 I was admitted to intensive care with double pneumonia. I had no resistance, had picked up an infection and it was touch and go whether I would pull through. One of the most intimate and emotional moments I experienced while I was there...
‘Save my tumour it might safe my life’. Ik hoorde dat in een gesprek met George Coukos in Lausanne. De discussie ging over het gebruik van weefsel voor onderzoek naar kanker. Voor onderzoek heb je weefsel nodig. ‘Lichaamsmateriaal’ heet het ook wel. George is een...
“Save my tumour – it might save my life.” I heard that while talking to George Coukos in Lausanne. The discussion was about using tissue for the research into cancer. Samples of human tissue, such as skin, cells, blood and saliva, are needed for research. George...
‘Patient Advocacy’ wat is dat? Ik hoor het steeds vaker. Patient Advocacy gaat over patiënten, over dierbaren, over nabestaanden. Patient Advocacy gaat over alles wat van belang is om de patiënt en haar dierbaren de beste kankerzorg en de beste toegang tot de...
‘Patient Advocacy’: what does that actually mean? That’s something I hear more and more often. Patient Advocacy means patients, their friends, families and loved ones. Patient Advocacy means everything that matters in ensuring patients and their loved ones get...
