Cancer patients with a pre-existing depression diagnosis face significant challenges. Cancer can be poorly treated or overlooked, with the symptoms misattributed as an expression of the mental disorder due to ignorance, stigma or discrimination. Their cancer diagnosis and side effects of treatment also often lead to a worsening of depressive symptoms, which is often not adequately addressed.
With this campaign, we aim to
- Raise awareness on the issue of depression as a cancer comorbidity
- Gather in-depth patient accounts on the issue of this comorbidity (for both patients that had either depression or cancer diagnosed first)
- Encourage dialogue between patients, clinicians and other stakeholders as a basis for policy recommendations for EU and national policymakers
In collaboration with the European Cancer Patient Coalition (ECPC), after a first successful workshop with patients and carers, we are organising a second workshop (24th of November) for clinicians and stakeholders e.g researchers and experts
If you are available for the second workshop, please fill in the details below and we will be in touch very shortly.
