balgarianovinite.com/ A lack of support for women with cancer in Bulgaria is becoming a social problem, Global Research representative Tsvetina Mladenova said on Friday, presenting findings at the opening of a three-day training seminar for psychologists.
The survey and seminar are part of the When Cancer and Violence Meet project, financed under the Silna programme of the Bulgarian Women’s Fund and carried out by the Bulgarian Association of People with Oncological and Other Diseases Life. Conducted in April 2025 among 344 adult women with cancer, it was described as the first survey of its kind in the country to examine their psychological state. More than one-third of respondents said they did not feel sufficiently supported by society, while about 45% said the healthcare system did not give them the support they needed. Views of institutions more broadly were similarly negative.
The analysis also found troubling levels of violence and discrimination linked to the illness. Some 36% of participants said they had faced at least one form of violence or discrimination at home or at work. Examples included discrimination in workplaces and medical facilities, disregard for civil rights, refusal to hire, denial of assistance and social isolation. The survey also pointed to strong demand for psychological support during treatment, with 85% saying centres for psychological assistance should be set up at oncology hospitals.
Chair of the Bulgarian Association of People with Oncological and Other Diseases Life Minka Arabadzhieva said the creation of such centres was the main advocacy goal of the project. Arabadzhieva added that about 50 people with cancer from Haskovo Region who had faced physical or psychological violence had received specialist psychological support under the project over the past year.
Deputy Regional Governor of Haskovo Region Marina Tasheva said the issue was painful but needed to be discussed. Head of the Healthcare and Social Activities Department at Haskovo Municipality Zlata Karadzhova added that the association was among the city’s active non-governmental organizations that bring important social problems to public attention and work with institutions and civil society to find solutions. Lack of Support for Women with Cancer Becomes Social Problem, Study Finds 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-03-13 19:17:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law