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Deema, 2020: How the Gaza blockade still denies women with breast cancer the care they deserve
To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, MAP is relaunching its animation highlighting the many challenges faced by breast cancer patients in Gaza.
New MAP animation: Breast cancer care in Gaza
This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) has launched a new animation highlighting the many challenges faced by women in Gaza affected by breast cancer.
How MAP’s partner the Dunya Centre is safely providing essential cancer services amid the pandemic
Read how our partner, the Dunya Women's Cancer Centre, is working hard to ensure women can access its essential diagnostic and support services amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month round-up: MAP’s activities in Palestine, Lebanon and the UK
MAP is grateful to all our partners who supported a successful and far-reaching Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaign. Read a round-up of what our teams and partners got up to throughout the month.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: “I’m proud to be a survivor at the Dunya Centre”
MAP recently met with women from the Dunya Women Cancer Centre, to hear about the clinic's psychosocial support and the difference it is making to Palestinian women’s lives.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: MAP & Dr Philippa Whitford celebrate two years of Scottish-Palestinian breast cancer care partnership
On the occasion of Breast Cancer Awareness month 2019, Dr Philippa Whitford MP and Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) are celebrating two years Scottish-Palestinian breast cancer care partnership.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: “The worst part was the uncertainty and waiting"
Suad, a Palestinian woman from Gaza, describes the many difficulties she has faced as a breast cancer patient.
UK to Gaza: new breast cancer diagnosis and treatment techniques
This June, a MAP-supported breast cancer mission travelled to Gaza. The visiting medics delivered training to Palestinian health workers to improve outcomes and quality of life for those affected by breast cancer.
Palestinian medics travel to UK for breast cancer training
In April, MAP was delighted to support two Palestinian health workers from the West Bank to undertake one-month training observerships in leading breast cancer units in the UK.
“The fear of not getting therapy amplified my suffering”
Hear from Noha, a Palestinian woman from Gaza, about the many difficulties she has faced as a breast cancer patient.
Naimeh's story: “All cancer patients suffer, but our suffering is inconceivable”
Naimeh Abed, a 45-year-old mother of six from Gaza, was diagnosed with cancer three times in eight years.
Following six UK breast cancer specialists in the West Bank
Last week, MAP supported a multidisciplinary team of UK breast cancer specialists to travel to the West Bank to help develop Palestinian breast cancer care.
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