Cancer is the epidemic of today!
And it is different from most of the other major, serious and chromic illnesses, in many ways
- It can strike at any age
- Often grows silently
- Treatment is prolonged, involving different specialties and even expensive
- Cancer can be cured ,if detected early
- Prevention of cancer is mandatory to decrease incidence
- Cancer patients and their relatives ,need great moral and psychological support during treatment
- Patients need life long Follow up
The incidence of cancer is increasing in India too. The problems being faced in India, in cancer care are
- Extensive use of cancer causing agents
- Ignorance about cancer
- Reluctance of patients to seek medical assistance
- Inadequate medical care
- Insufficient knowledge about cancer ,in the health workers in rural areas
- Improper initial treatment
- Reporting late at concerned Centre for treatment
- Inadequate cancer treatment facilities
Essential basic steps in fighting the battle of cancer are
· To create cancer Awareness amongst general population
· To educate the cancer patients and their relatives about the treatment
· And to educate the medical personal at the primary health centre about early detection of cancer
Keeping these aspects and aims ,we are starting a series of weekly articles, to speared cancer awareness .Anyone can feel free to raise a doubt, on the site, or forward the query to me
Col Sanjay Kapoor VSM
Senior Advisor & Prof
Surgical Oncology
Command Hospital,Lucknow
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