The Anticancer Fund: Changemakers on a mission

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The Anticancer Fund, in collaboration with Belgian newspaper De Tijd, has uncovered alarming practices in private clinics, where cancer patients are being charged tens of thousands of euros for unproven therapies. De Tijd led the investigation, joining forces with ZDF (Germany), El País (Spain), and Der Standard (Austria) to expose these dubious treatment schemes across multiple countries.

Discover the podcast and the article in De Tijd

Read the summary of VRT NWS

Important news: misleading private cancer clinics uncovered

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Every patient has the right to get clear answers. We offer evidence-based information about your cancer and treatment, for free. Please reach out to our personalised service
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More can be done if financial returns are not the strategy when searching for new cures, but what patients need instead. Our research aims for treatments that significantly increase the survival and/or improve the quality of life of cancer patients.

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