Support & Community
CORUM, the only and official voice in Malaysia for Colorectal Cancer patients and survivors.
CORUM has a team of Peer-Support Voluteers, comprising survivors who have undergone surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and are now fully rehabilitated and trained as support providers. In 2015 CORUM conducted 60 clinics and provided 680 hours of volunteer peer-support service to 95 patients in 3 hospitals.
CORUM is recognised and supported by the Malaysian Society of Colorectal Surgeons
Our Activities
- Helps newly diagnosed CRC patients cope with their cancer diagnosis and treatment.
- Organizes free public forums. Provides psychosocial support for CRC patients and survivors.
- Advises ostomates on stoma management and living with a stoma.
- Operates support clinics at hospitals.
- Organizes sharing and caring gatherings for patients, survivors and care.
- Provides training for Peer-Support Volunteers,
- Organizes annual survivor-gatherings to discuss issues relevant to CRC survivors, and
- Conducts colorectal cancer public awareness programmes and meetings.
