Rabab Cancer Foundation - About

The project aims to provide all kinds of guidance, counseling and psycho-social support for cancer patients through awareness and educational programs about the disease and ways to prevent it, and follow ups on the latest innovations of promising treatments for cancer.

The following is the statement of the assigned goals for the foundation:

Spread awareness, education and ways to prevent cancer
Create a global media with associations and patients to exchange benefits and cultures.
Help and educate patients to fight their disease and provide real, service and financial aids according to the available possibilities.
Seek to support treatment of cancer patients to be gratuitous (Hospitalization and drugs).
Fight phenomena causing cancer by organizing awareness – raising campaigns and activities.
Establish a mental health care center for cancer patients.
Encourage scientific researches of cancer treatments in Lebanon.

Rabab cancer foundation activities:
Patient Education
A series of educational activities (brochures, videos, articles) meant to improve cancer literacy and raise awareness on the importance of preventive measures and early detection of disease will be available on our website.
News
Daily updates on the latest news in cancer research news from around the world will be posted on our website. Integrated use of social media will aim to improve the reach of this material.
Advocacy
Our multi-disciplinary team members are dedicated to help patients and their caregivers receive appropriate, timely care and assistance when needed. This will take place in the form of close collaboration with patient advocacy organizations and communication with policymakers meant to improve patient care and promote cancer preventive strategies.
Fundraising
We organize events, receive donations and work with our sponsors to support our activities.
Campaigns
Continuous programs and strategies will be implemented to address cancer-predisposing risk factors common to the Middle East region. We aim to increase awareness of predisposing factors and educate the public   on means to control/reduce these risk factors.