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Patient story: ‘I knew I could trust the whole team’

This patient story highlights the value of multidisciplinary care and the positive effect it has.

Patient story: ‘I took charge of my own care’

This patient story highlights the importance of communication and sharing relevant information.

Patient story: ‘I wish I hadn’t looked it up on the internet’

This patient story highlights the need for improved information sharing and support.

Bringing All.Can’s vision to Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan

All.Can International CEO Eduardo Pisani outlines All.Can’s submission to Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, and its potential to generate positive change in cancer care across Europe.

The psychological impact of cancer: a Canadian perspective

All.Can member Amy Jones writes about the psychological impact of cancer and the need for improved for psychological support.

Patient story: ‘Waiting so long for a diagnosis is horrible’

This patient story shares the experience of one respondent who had to wait over two months to receive their diagnosis.

World Cancer Day: All.Can members’ pledges

The theme of World Cancer Day from 2019–2021 is I Am and I Will. This is a call to action for personal commitment, representing the power of action taken now to impact the future.

Patient story: ‘We were told that our daughter had leukaemia, and that it was serious’

This patient story details the experience of a family and young daughter who got diagnosed with leukaemia and how they would have liked more psychological support.

Patient story: ‘I can’t understand why my diagnosis was missed for a year and a half’

This blog post features the experience of a patient who told us their diagnosis of prostate cancer took longer than they would have expected.