20 April 2020 Unmet information needs of men with breast cancer and health professionals (Psycho-Oncology, 2020) Objective Male breast cancer (MBC) is rare. Information about breast cancer is usually designed for female patients. However, in males this disease and...
Rare forms of cancer, including breast cancer in men, are hardly known to the general public. Yet in the Netherlands about one in five cancer patients develop a rare form of this disease. Integral cancer centre the Netherlands (IKNL), healthcare professionals and...
The third edition of the Breast Cancer Symposium took place in Putten on 7 October 2017. The “by patients, for patients” symposium was all about Time to choose. What choices are there? Why is conscious decision-making so important when dealing with breast...
It’s 2012. Alan F. Herbert, who lives in the Netherlands, is diagnosed with breast cancer. Breast cancer? A man? The ignorance about breast cancer in men is great, which can cause breast cancer to be discovered at a later stage and the prognosis for men is on average...
The fourth edition of the Breast Cancer Symposium will take place in Doorn on 6 October 2018. This symposium is open to patients in all phases of treatment or survivorship care, both male and female. ‘If you have gone through the treatment and you are no longer...
If you need to unwind and search your soul, a retreat can be quite beneficial. A cancer diagnosis has a major impact on all areas of life and requires much more than just physical care. Questions about meaning and emotions require attention and can cause a great deal...