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Supporting patients with a rare cancer

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In this episode:

  • Rare cancers aren’t that rare when taken as a collective entity and there is much that can be done for these patients
  • Rare cancer Australia must be an early point of contact for the patients and GPs
  • The cancer navigators can help find necessary information, suggest referral pathways, support resources, help to access clinical trials and even medications and treatments that may be otherwise too expensive

 

Host: Dr David Lim, GP and Medical Educator

Total time: 46 mins

Guest: Dr Emily Isham, General Practitioner

 

Recommended resources:

  • RareCancers.org
    Send an email:
    support@rarecancers.org.au (Patient Support)
    contact@rarecancers.org.au (General Enquiries)
    Give us a call:
    1800 257 600 (Patient Support)
    (02) 4862 2768 (General Enquiries)

Last Updated: 14 Jun, 2022

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