A Survivor’s Journey – Article by Dr Anjana Bhan
I want to start my story on a happy and grateful note, because that is exactly how I feel today. Some years ago, however, it was not so. Definitely not that fateful day, when I was informed of my right kidney cancer.
Cancer – Symptoms And Signs to Watch Out For
Cancer is a disease where the abnormal cells divide uncontrollably and invade nearby or distant tissues. There are several types of cancer and these are labelled according to the organ they originate from for e.g., breast cancer, lung cancer, leukaemia (blood) etc. Cancers develop mainly due to environmental insults like tobacco, pollution, alcohol, etc or rarely they may be genetic.
COVID -19 Vaccinations for Solid tumour Cancer Patients
Cancer patients have three journeys: a) patients with active disease on treatment, b) those with chronic disease after specific treatment and 3) patients in the survivorship phase (within 5 years of anti-cancer therapy). This information leaflet applies to all patients.
Global Palliative Care Needs of Older Adults in the Pandemic
The IAHPC was honored to convene a side event at the 11th UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing with experts Dr. Farzana Khan, Ms. Harmala Gupta, Dott Simone Cernesi, Dr Zipporah Ali, and Mr. Marvin Mutch.
Turn the Tide Against Cancer
Cancer is a disease where the abnormal cells divide uncontrollably and invade nearby or distant tissues. There are several types of cancer and these are labelled according to the organ they originate from for e.g., breast cancer, lung cancer, leukaemia (blood) etc. Cancers develop mainly due to environmental insults like tobacco, pollution, alcohol, etc or rarely they may be genetic.
Covid-19 Pandemic Has Made Dealing with Cancer Much Harder
Ever since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, dealing with cancer has got much harder. Visiting a hospital is fraught with consequences if you have cancer. Not only have treatments been interrupted, operations postponed, but cancer screening programmes, so vital for picking up cancer early in order to save lives, have ground to a halt.
Medicine’s Neglected Half
The relevance of palliative care is growing thanks to the rise in non-communicable diseases and chronic lifelong conditions. The list of those who need palliative care is keeping pace with the increase in the average human life span. Earlier, it was primarily restricted to people with cancer. Now those with HIV/AIDS, neurodegenerative disorders (including forms of dementia), progressive neuromuscular diseases, metabolic disorders, terminal organ failures, cardiac or respiratory conditions, liver conditions, and others, are all included.
Spiritual Care at CanSupport
We all know that psychosocial and spiritual/religious distress has always existed but there has been a path plastic? effect of pandemic on these problems. During Covid-19 all religious places such as temples, gurudwaras, mosques and churches were closed indefinitely.