Finland: Changing the screening age goes through women's political networks
In Finland, the breast cancer association Europa Donna Finland works with strategic lobbying to get the screening age changed from the current 50-69 years to 45-74 years, which is the latest recommendation from the EU.
Breast cancer association: Danish women die earlier because they do not get access to new medicines
This year, the Breast Cancer Association in Denmark focuses on the fact that Danish women with breast cancer do not have access to several of the new EMA-approved drugs that can prolong life. The chairman of the Breast Cancer Association, Anja Skjoldborg Hansen, talks here about the association's areas of action in 2023.
Mother was in the living room, and every day I could tell her about the school day
Joachim lived with his mother's cancer from the age of 7 to 12. At first he was constantly afraid that she was going to die, but gradually he calmed down. It wasn't until the last year, when the sickbed was in the living room, that he understood that time was short.
Ethics: A confirmation can offset side effects of life-prolonging medication
"The price of life-extending medicine should be a balance between the burden the patient is exposed to and the hope and opportunities the medicine provides," says the chairman of the Ethics Council, emphasizing that quality of life is individual and the worst thing you can do is treat everyone alike.
