Fadia Survive & Thrive Association

Fadia Survive & Thrive is an international cancer patient advocacy with its main aims revolving around cancer patient empowerment, cancer prevention, and supporting means of alleviating cancer therapy side effects and improving patients' quality of life via evidence-based knowledge being put into action in a sustainable way. Fadia Survive & Thrive also acknowledges and advocates for the unique needs of patients with advanced/metastatic cancer, especially metastatic breast cancer. The Association was founded in 2016, although its history goes at least a decade prior to that when its founders had earlier initiatives (locally and internationally) leading to the establishment. The Honorary President, our beloved Fadia was the main inspiration of Fadia Survive & Thrive, and hence the unique name of the association “Fadia”. Until her passing in 2020 - after a brave battle, which she eventually lost to complications - she was also its best, most active supporter, leaving us more determined. There is so much to be done in our quest to put an end to cancer. Central to our quest is keeping patients' goals, values and needs at the heart of oncology’s advocacy, research and treatment decisions.Believing in the complexity of human biology and tumor biology, Fadia Survive & Thrive is always in a truth finding mission and therefore, dedicated to catalyzing the support for best anticancer therapy with a goal of a cure and prolonging quality of life while advocating for patients, both primary and metastatic.  Our activities and initiatives included a focus on critically ill cancer patients, elderly patients with cancer, and prevention of complications for all patients, in addition to public awareness and prevention campaigns. Fadia Survive & Thrive is a full member of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) in Switzerland and the ABC Global Alliance headquartered in Portugal.