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For healthcare professionals, subcutaneous administration reduces healthcare professional’s time to prepare and administer the drug which can be translated to more patients seen and treated
Among these are: the creation of the DOH Division of Cancer Control, the Cancer and Supportive-Palliative Medicines Access Program to cover other cancers and additional hospital sites has been expanded, the Cancer Assistance Fund has been established as regular line item in the national budget, operations of the Philippine Cancer Center and plans for cancer research have begun, diagnosed cancer patients now receive PWD benefits, there is now a separate DOH budget line item for cancer control,...
In her presentation during the recent Philippine National Cancer Summit on the “Impact and Opportunity: The Case for Investing in Women’s Cancers in the Asia Pacific and Philippines,” she cited the Economist’s Impact Project commissioned by the APAC Women’s Cancer Coalition and supported by Roche which raises focus on the most urgent issues in breast and cervical cancer in the region.
For breast cancer, at least 60 percent should be diagnosed and treated as early stage disease; diagnose breast cancer within 60 days of initial presentation and starting treatment within 3 months, and ensuring at least 80 percent of patients complete recommended treatments. Furthermore, studies found that subcutaneous administration is faster and more convenient for the patients.
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