Breast cancer

Follow-up care after breast cancer treatment

Oct 17, 2022

Breast cancer affects 1 in 8 women. It is now known that early diagnosis of breast cancer leads to a cure rate of almost 90% and reduces the mortality rate of this disease. When treatment is...

Our guide to getting the most out of doctor's appointments

Feb 19, 2020 • 1 Like • 2 comments

"No openings for the next 6 months", "I'm not sure who I should see", "I forgot to ask my doctor something", "I didn't understand a thing", "My doctor didn't explain how my treatment works or how I'm...

Expert Interview: traveling with a handicap made easier with a travel companion

Jan 17, 2020

Pascale Crahay works as a travel companion for handicapped patients, allowing them to travel without always having to ask for assistance from strangers. Independence, complicity, costs. Learn more in...

Medication Reconciliation: a practice to avoid prescriptions errors, in and outside of the hospital

Aug 25, 2019 • 3 comments

Medication reconciliation helps to reduce and protect against medication errors and adverse drug events. This practice is becoming more and more widespread in Europe and North...

Assisted Suicide: How Patients and Families Really Feel

Aug 21, 2019 • 1 Like • 8 comments

More than 3,000 members answered our survey on assisted suicide! Read the results and compare your point of view with that of other...

Meet Ophélie, our Data Protection Officer

Jul 2, 2019 • 1 comment

How is your data processed at Carenity? Our DPO (Data Protection Officer) Ophélie explains...

How to travel with a disability

May 1, 2019

Discover tips and advice for making traveling less strenuous and share your...

Working life: Reintegration in the workplace

Feb 22, 2019 • 9 comments

A new study* has provided results on how having cancer can impact someone's career. What can we conclude from this? How can you adapt your work when you have a chronic illness? What are the standards...

Medical Bills: Helpful Tips To Pay Medical Bills When You Can’t Afford Them

Feb 6, 2019 • 4 comments

In the United States, an illness, a surgery, a pregnancy, or any serious medical treatment can reach into the thousands and even the five-figure thousands. Even if you have insurance, you can still...

Photo testimonial: the labor market excludes the chronically ill

Jan 15, 2019 • 1 Like • 3 comments

"I have been chronically ill for 20 years. Since then, I have had to adapt to many changes in my life, such as being able to complete my studies or giving up my place in the labour...

Rapid Rise In US Health Care Data Hacks: Study

Oct 31, 2018

There has been an explosion of health care data breaches in the United States in recent years, a study out Tuesday says. Between 2010 and last year 176 million health records were...

How To File A Health Insurance Claim

Oct 23, 2018 • 5 comments

Generally, your health care provider will file the health insurance claim for you with your insurance company upon the rendering of the medical services. However, there are times where this may not...