{"entity":{"id":"friends-of-cancer-patients-uae","kind":"institution","name":"Friends of Cancer Patients (FoCP)","aka":["FoCP"],"tldr":"A charity in Sharjah, founded in 1999, that pays for cancer treatment, transport and food for people who cannot afford them, anywhere in the Emirates, and runs early detection campaigns.","summary":"The society's UICC directory entry says Friends of Cancer Patients was established in late 1999 under the patronage of Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, serves all residents of the UAE, and has given support to over 990 patients and their families. It covers treatment costs for chemotherapy, radiotherapy and other medicines and for investigations and surgery, gives transport and food allowances to patients in need, helps send patients abroad for treatment, and provides prosthetic limbs, equipment and psychological support; its main focus is awareness of cancers that can be found early. Its website describes Kashf, its early detection initiative. It is a full member of UICC. The coordinates are an approximate point for the city of Sharjah.","asOf":"2026-11-11","links":[{"label":"UICC member directory: Friends of Cancer Patients","url":"https://www.uicc.org/membership/friends-cancer-patients-focp"},{"label":"Friends of Cancer Patients","url":"https://www.focp.ae"}],"tags":[],"related":[],"cancers":[],"sections":[],"technologies":[],"targets":[],"drugs":[],"companies":[],"institutions":["uicc","tawam-hospital"],"pathways":[],"terms":[],"trials":[],"people":[],"bottlenecks":[],"keyPapers":[],"journals":[],"dependsOn":[],"notes":[],"city":"Sharjah","country":"AE","lat":25.346,"lng":55.421,"institutionType":"consortium","website":"https://www.focp.ae","programs":["Financial support for treatment","Kashf early detection initiative"]},"route":"/institutions/friends-of-cancer-patients-uae/","neighbours":{"institution":[{"id":"tawam-hospital","kind":"institution","name":"Tawam Hospital","route":"/institutions/tawam-hospital/"},{"id":"uicc","kind":"institution","name":"Union for International Cancer Control","route":"/institutions/uicc/"}]}}