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Professional�Patient Advocacy group/forum�in Egypt

A call to Action

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ASCO definition for “Patient Advocate”

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Aims of this group

  • Promote for the accurate and right medical information in the patients’ community.
  • Help to improve the patients’ QOL and focus on their needs and challenges during and after treatment.
  • Aid in raising awareness for cancer prevention and tobacco cessation.
  • Aid in raising awareness for cancer screening.
  • Empower female patients to overcome their illness and its sequalae (emotional, financial and social)

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Framework for the patient advocacy committee:

Raising Awareness for patients

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Raising Awareness for Public

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Empowering female patients

- QOL

-Survivorship

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-Screening

-Prevention

-Social

-Financial

-Emotional

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Just published 2023

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Patient awareness session for gynecological tumors patients

Very successful with amazing discussions and positive feedback from the patients

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Plans for NGOs and Partnership for patients empowerment

Emotional

Securing Food

Securing Transportation

Social

Children Care during TTT

Self-Care

Job/ financial aid

Survivor-

ship