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A Case of Cervical Cancer

Posted in Cancer Care, Hope Ward, Patients, Touch Namuwongo, tagged , , , , on July 22, 2011 | Comments Off

By Jemimah Kiboss: A few weeks ago a relatively young lady (Rose*) walked into my office looking ten years older than she actually was. She came looking for help for her mother with an ultrasound scan report indicating that her mother had a mass in her cervix and another mass nearby as well as a [...]

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World Cancer Day

Posted in Cancer Care, tagged , , , , on February 4, 2011 | Comments Off

Cancer is a leading cause of death around the world. WHO estimates that 84 million people will die of cancer between 2005 and 2015 without intervention. As mentioned in the recent post by Dr. Helena, cancer is being recognised as a increasing problem in Uganda. At International Hospital Kampala, IHK, we have a Cancer Care [...]

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Hope Ward Cancer Charity

Posted in Cancer Care, Fund Raising, tagged , , on January 29, 2011 | Comments Off

By Dr. Helena Patricia Nam: As a generalisation Ugandans still think of cancer as a death sentence. This is because of late presentation due to ignorance on the advantages of early detection, so by the time they come for treatment the cancer is already in advanced stages. Hope Ward Cancer Unit: Hope Ward Cancer Unit [...]

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Hope Ward Cancer Patients

Posted in Cancer Care, Patients, tagged , , , , , on January 29, 2011 | Comments Off

Here are four of the many patients that have been treated and cared for by the team at Hope Ward Cancer Care unit. The costs for this care have been met through your continued, generous support. Thank you all very much. . This is “Emma” in October 2010 with his mother and Sister Aisha, chemotherapy [...]

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Experiences of an Oncologist (cancer specialist) in Africa

Posted in Cancer Care, Staff, tagged , , on January 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »

By Dr. Helena Nam: What it is like to experience cancer in Uganda? The following is an account of an average consultation in the life of an oncologist in Africa. One evening, I was just about to leave my clinic room when I heard crying outside. I opened the door to find a young man [...]

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Jinja Boys Movember 2010

Posted in Cancer Care, Fund Raising, tagged , , , , , , , on January 29, 2011 | Comments Off

Jamie Simpson and his friends have raised £435 to help support the work at the Hope Ward Cancer Care unit. Our work is only possible through the generous support of many like Jamie and the Jinja Boys, thank you all so much. You can still add your contribution to the Jinja Boys fund by clicking [...]

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Advent: Day 2 Emma

Posted in Advent, Cancer Care, Hope Ward, Patients, Suubi Trust, tagged , , , , , , on December 2, 2010 | Comments Off

Sorry I missed day 1 and I’ve just seen that a few Blogs are posting Advent pictures, which I think is a great idea. So here we go; I will try to post a photo each day up to Christmas and use these to say a little bit about what we are doing here; all [...]

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Margaret: Hope Ward Cancer Charity

Posted in Cancer Care, Patients, tagged , on December 1, 2010 | Comments Off

Margaret comes to hospital in her best outfit – the traditional Ugandan “Gomez”. She a humble and gracious woman and has no support – tragically, 7 out of 8 of her children have died. She couldn’t afford treatment for a womb mass and leg swelling. Hope Cancer clinic wishes to ensure this quiet, humble patient, [...]

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Maria: Hope Ward Cancer Charity

Posted in Cancer Care, International Medical Foundation, Patients, tagged , , , , on November 29, 2010 | Comments Off

Maria is a delightful 5 year old who runs around Hope Ward grinning and following the doctors! She has been very brave – Maria alone and with her mother and Svetlana – a volunteer and cancer survivor. Svetlana willingly gives her free time to care for those who are needy. She comes from a village [...]

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Hope Ward Cancer Charity

Posted in Cancer Care, Hope Ward, International Hospital Kampala, tagged , , , on November 26, 2010 | Comments Off

We will be posting over the next week or so some patient stories and information about cancer care being provided to our Hope Ward (charity) patients. Introduction The word “cancer” in Uganda brings thoughts of death, confusion, and stigma. People feel hopeless and impotent with nowhere to turn. The Hope Ward Cancer charity was founded [...]

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