People Living with Cancer

Cancer Support Group at Panorama Medi Clinic, Cape Town

Panorama Medi Clinic’s monthly cancer support group meeting will be held on Tuesday, 6th April 2010, 17h30 at the hospital.  The monthly meetings are on the first Tuesday of every month.
All welcome.
For enquiries:  phone Eldré on 076 775 6099 or email:  eldre@plwc.org.za

Immunotherapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer

Immunotherapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer
Johannes Vieweg, MD

The absence of curative therapies for advanced or recurrent forms of prostate cancer mandates continued development of novel, more effective treatment regimens……
To read more:  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1831540/

Lymphoma News

Lymphoma Newsletter 1-2010

HER2 Positive Breast Cancer Support

Introduction to the Community

Welcome to the HER2 community page site. This is your opportunity to talk to other people who have been affected by breast cancer – patients, survivors, husbands, partners, sons, daughters and good friends.
Become part of this community. Subscription is free. Write about your experiences. Your journey. The highs. The lows. The love [...]

International Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Foundation

The International CML Foundation Launches, A New Beacon in the Treatment of CML.
Read about the launch on the website of The Max Foundation.

FDA Approved Bloodtest for Mesothelioma

“The MESOMARK® test may give physicians a way to determine how rapidly the disease [mesothelioma] is progressing and if they’re administering the appropriate treatment regimen.” —Dr. W. Jeffrey Allard, vice president of Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc. The photo above shows an actual human pleural mesothelioma tumor (white rind–looking margins surrounding the [...]

PLWC Director talks at World Lymphoma Awareness Day

The 15th of September marks World Lymphoma Awareness Day (WLAD).  It is being marked in a global environment in which lymphoma (a cancer of the blood) is no longer being considered a rare disease, its incidence having doubled in the past 55 years. WLAD was initiated in 2004 to raise public awareness of both Hodgkin [...]

PATIENT RIGHTS CHARTER

MEDICAL AND DENTAL PROFESSIONS BOARD
GUIDELINES FOR GOOD PRACTICE IN MEDICINE, DENTISTRY AND THE MEDICAL SCIENCES
NATIONAL PATIENTS’ RIGHTS CHARTER
BOOKLET 13
PRETORIA JULY 2002
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NATIONAL PATIENTS’ RIGHTS CHARTER
PREAMBLE
The  Department  of  Health,  in  consultation  with  various  other  bodies,  developed  a  National Patients’ Rights Charter.  The Medical and Dental Professions Board at the time also submitted input into the different drafts [...]

Patient Rights

HEALTH PROFESSIONS COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA

GUIDELINES FOR GOOD PRACTICE IN THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS
GUIDELINES ON THE KEEPING OF PATIENT RECORDS
OWNERSHIP OF RECORDS

10.1       In the case of state institutions, where records e.g radiographs are the property of the institution, original records and images should be retained by the institution. Copies must however, [...]

Multiple Myeloma

This section has been reviewed and approved by the Cancer.Net Editorial Board, 03/08

Overview
Myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cells in the bone marrow, the spongy tissue inside of bones. Plasma cells are a part of the body’s immune system and produce antibodies that help the body fight [...]

Inspiration and advice

Inspire.com
Inspire is a place where you can connect with people who share your health concerns and find information and advice in groups sponsored by organizations you know and trust.