With the COVID-19 pandemic placing unprecedented strain on health care systems around the world , so does it strike at the people in need of urgent medical care for other illnesses. Afraid that they may contract the virus outside of their homes, patients with chronic conditions like cancer, hold back on their symptoms and work-ups in order to avoid exposure in emergency rooms and even doctors’ clinics.
This concern is what Hope From Within, a multi-stakeholder cancer advocacy campaign spearheaded by MSD in the Philippines, sought to address in its second episode of its cancer conversation series dubbed as ‘Tita Hope Talks’. Tackling Access to Cancer Diagnosis and Navigation in the COV…
Keep on reading: MSD’s hope from within underscores importance of early diagnosis in “Tita Hope Talks”