TWO OUT OF FIVE Filipinos have been touched by cancer—either through a personal diagnosis—or by a family member, friend, or colleague diagnosed with the disease, according to a recent cancer surveycommissioned by MSD in the Philippines and conducted by health technology and clinical research firm IQVIA. A cancer diagnosis can be an overwhelming experience and challenges individuals in ways often hard to imagine.
Cancerhas a profoundeffecton not only the patient, but also on his or herfamily.Thediagnosis and treatment of cancer results in changes in the patient’s course of life, daily activities, work, relationships, and family roles.It also brings an immense amount of physical, em…
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