Natalí Dafne Flexer Foundation: helping children with cancer in Argentina for 25 years
Natalí developed cancer and died one year and three months after starting treatment, in July 1995. In her memory, her mother Edith created the Natalí Dafne Flexer Foundation (FNDF) to help childrenPatient organizations can now register in Share4Rare!
In a global world in which relationships are built, grown and consolidated in digital environments, the active presence of patient organizations is key. In order to tackle this need, detected throughFEDER Rare Disease Information and Orientation Service (SIO): building bridges to improve the lives of the patients
For two decades, the Spanish Federation of Rare Diseases (FEDER) has been giving voice to more than 3 million people who live with a rare pathology in Spain. At the present time, the associationShare4Rare Webinar VIII: ‘State of the Art of Rare Disease Activities in Europe’
The Resource on the ‘State of the Art of Rare Disease activities in Europe’ is a well-established resource providing valuable, detailed information for all stakeholders in the field of rare diseasesPulseras Candela: boosting childhood cancer research since 2013
The Association Pulseras Candela was set in motion 7 years ago on the 8th floor of Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Children’s Hospital thanks to the unity, love and involvement of many families and friendsAleksandra talks about her experience of caring for her children with rare neuromuscular diseases
Aleksandra has two children affected by a rare neuromuscular disease. Her son has a diagnosis of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2D (LGMD2D) and her daughter has a diagnosis of collagen VIShare4Rare webinar VII: ‘Online Advocacy – Social Media & Valuable Tools’
Learnings In this webinar, Bettina Ryll, Gilliosa Spurrier-Bernard and Violeta Astratinei from the Melanoma Patient Network Europe will share learnings and best practices from their work in patientThe psychosocial impact of long-term caregiving in rare neuromuscular conditions
There are so many advantages to getting a clearer picture of how your time and energy is spent. It can help you and others learn new things, and assist in making informed decisions about how to spendNext stop: improving the quality of life in children with leukemia
In 1975 Professor Giulio J. D’Angio published an article entitled “Childhood cancer in perspective. Healing is not enough”. The author imagined childhood cancer at the end of a long tunnel: lookingNew Share4Rare research project for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia!
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is the most common type of cancer in childhood, but due to the treatments currently available, the overall survival of children with this disease is now 85%Share4Rare’s most frequently asked questions
Over the last year, Share4Rare has gone from being merely an idea to being home for over 1,000 users pushing together against rare diseases. And we expect this to be only the beginning: with the firstObjective: increasing survival rates for children with cancer
More than 400,000 children and young people are expected to develop cancer every year. However, not all of them have the same chance to survive. In high-income countries (HICs), five-year survival