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CML & GIST Support Group Meeting, Hyderabad-13th September 2019
Hyderabad Core group members, Viji and Sudha were the first to arrive and got busy with arrangements right away –…
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Patient Support Group Meeting for Young CML & GIST survivors – Jaipur (20th September 2019)
The Max Foundation & Friends of Max in association with Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Foundation organised Patient Support Group…
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World CML Day celebrations at NIMS, Hyderabad.
One of our five #WorldCMLDay celebrations in India was at the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) on 21st September 2019. A…
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FOM Volunteer of the Month (August 2019) – Vicky Vatnani
The FOM Volunteer of the Month (August 2019) is Vicky Vatnani. Vicky is one of our most enthusiastic volunteers and a…
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Chandigarh- Patient Support Group meeting 22nd September @8 am- 2 pm
Announcement of the Chandigarh Patient Support Group meeting 22nd September @ Post graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research.
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Introducing ‘Chaiathon’!
Introducing to you all, dear FOM – The ‘Chaiathon’ ☕☕ Our unique project for WORLD CML DAY 2019 The Chaiathon is a Marathon which…
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CML & GIST Support Group Meeting, Mumbai -14th July 2019
CML & GIST Patient Support Group Meeting was held on 14th July 2019 at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. The agenda…
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Patient Support Group Meet @ Mumbai 14 July
Friends of Max hosted CML (Chronic Myeloid leukaemia) & GIST ( Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour) Cancer patient support group meeting held…
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GIST Awareness Day – 13th July 2019
Here in Rashmi Sachade’s own words is her amazing and heartwarming strategy of making peace with what was once an unwelcome…
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CML Horizons 2019 (Lisbon) Portugal
Report by Param (Parmeswaran PS) Trustee – Friends of Max CML Horizons started with CML CAB meeting on 16th May for…
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Patient Support Group Meet @ Kolkata 25 May
Report by Cedric Mathew The large welcome banner displayed at the reception desk read “TOGETHER WE SHARE AND LEARN” –…
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Patient Group Meeting @ Indore 6 April
Report by Reshma On 6th April 2019, the auspicious day of Gudi Padva, the CML and GIST support group meeting…
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Patient Group Meeting @ Mangalore, 30 March
Report by FOM Volunteer Deepak The CML and GIST support group meeting was held at Mangalore on 30 March in…
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Patient Group Meeting @ Bhubaneshwar 24 March
Report by FOM Arnav Dhanawat The day (24 March 2019) started bright and sunny with pleasant winds at Infocity, Patia…
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FOM Patna Meeting on 17 March
Report by Nitesh Kumar Verma I am Nitesh Kumar Verma, CML patient from Ara, Bihar. I attended the seminar which…
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Taking MPN Under Our Wing
Friends of Max, the Support Group Arm of The Max Foundation in India, is pleased to welcome the MPN Patient…
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Rare Disease Day – 28 February 2019
Worldwide, “Rare Disease Day” is observed on the last day of February. The theme for 2019 is “Bridging Health and…
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Report on GIST Patient Support Group Meeting 19 Feb
By FOM Rashmi Sachade Today I am writing about one of my most favourite event, the GIST Patient Support Group…
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GIST Meet Mumbai 19 Feb 2019
GIST Support Group Meeting at Tata Memorial Hospital (Mumbai) on 19 Feb 2019 Dr Amit Gupta, Dr Rohit Pai, Markus…
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Patient Group Meeting @ Aurangabad 25 Nov
Report by FOM Volunteer Seema Goud The Annual FOM Patient Support Group Meeting for CML & GIST Patients was held…
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Drink For A Cause – how Chai for Cancer donations are utilized
After five years and 200 Addas in 70 cities, Chai for Cancer (the fundraiser and advocacy tool for Friends of…
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Patient Support Group Meeting at Guwahati 22 Sept
Report by FOM Volunteer Champa Kumari The translocation of chromosome 9 & 22 causes CML hence September 22nd is celebrated…
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Patient Group Meeting on World CML Day @ Puducherry 22 Sept
Report by FOM Volunteer Archana Shakti The Max Foundation along with Friends of Max held their patient support group meeting…
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Patient Support Group Meeting @ Kanpur 12 Aug 2018
Report by FOM Volunteer Manav Bhargava The Friends Of Max Patient Support Group meeting was held on 12th August, 2018…
Support Group Meetings
Our Patient Support Group Meetings are a means of building community resources and providing patients and caregivers with treatment-related information and emotional support. These gatherings, held in different cities and towns all over India, bring patients together and empower them by the sharing of and learning from each other’s experiences.
