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The Broken Pathway

Patient Pathway — broken by reality

Each stage shows what should happen according to medical standards — and what actually happens in Bulgaria.

36%
Screening Rate
vs 66% EU average
+59%
Higher Depression Risk
27 vs 17 per 100K EU average
22%
See a Reproductive Specialist
women under 40 with breast cancer
0
Psycho-oncologists Outside Sofia
no specialists in rural areas

Data sources: European Cancer Information System; HEART Project national research; Dr. Mariela Vassileva, Centre for Psycho-Oncology. The HEART Project was created to close these gaps.

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Psychology Meets Digitalisation for Better Quality of Life in Breast Cancer

A project by the Bulgarian Breast Cancer Association (BBCA)

Contact

  • Bulgarian Breast Cancer Association
  • Sofia, Bulgaria
  • bbcacancerassociation@gmail.com

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