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Policy News – 06/2020
Read here the policy news of June 2020:
•European Parliament – Special Committee on Cancer
•EU4Health Programme
•EU Pharmaceutical Strategy
•EU Health Coalition
•Interim Report: Conquering cancer – Mission possible
Patient story: ‘The fact my cancer was missed feels like a failure’
This patient story describes a delay in receiving a diagnosis and struggling with the intense chemotherapy.
Patient story: ‘I never received any psychosocial support’
This patient story recounts the experience of a respondent who experienced severe anxiety and a lack of psychosocial support for himself and his wife.
Patient story: ‘There is a psychological burden on the family’
This patient story talks about the psychological impact of cancer, despite treatment being efficient and effective.
Patient story: ‘I feel that my initial diagnosis was handled badly’
This patient story shares the experience of a respondent who struggled to get the interventions she felt she needed.
Patient story: ‘I don’t know whether I’d have been given so much information if I hadn’t asked’
In this patient story, one respondent discusses the benefits of having a care team willing to answer the patient’s questions
Patient story: ‘Follow-up is difficult – and it lasts forever’
This patient story follows the experience of a woman still living with side effects many years after her cancer treatment.
Patient story: ‘It’s confusing to get mixed messages’
This patient story highlights how distressing a lack of clear information can be for people with cancer.
Patient story: ‘There needs to be more education on different types of cancer’
Isla lived with her symptoms for more than a decade before receiving a diagnosis.