What is cancer? Cancer is more than a disease It’s something that tears you down physically, mentally and socially. The disease brings out physical changes in you, that might make it difficult for you to recognize yourself in the mirror. Cancer will not only pull you down, but chances are that your family also is affected by the seriousness of the disease.
It is a good idea to get yourself examined and get routine check-ups done.
What if you get diagnosed with cancer
A cancer patient needs more than just being treated for cancer. The treatment is not only painful but also has a lot of side effects. Chemotherapy is what every cancer patient needs to go through to kill the ‘cancer’
Some common side effects include
- Hair Loss
- Loss of appetite
- Nails chipping off
- Nausea
The patient will be going through not only a few month of some painful treatment, but as mentioned earlier a lot of physical and mental changes as well.
This makes it all the more important to give all sorts of support to the patient. And, at times the family members too need the support. It’s not just about the patient alone.
Cancer Care From UK Brought To India
In India, the cancer care is good, but is it covering all the points that we discussed? Is your diet being regulated? Are you able to talk about your fears and concerns without being judged?
ICD Health Care brings to India a care for cancer patients like never before.A kind of care that is not subjected to just radiation or writing a single prescription. Here you will be able to talk not only to your doctor alone, but also interact with survivors of cancer.
Psychological Support
Talking out about your qualms to a counsellor. Are you ready to go for the treatment? Will there be hair loss? Will social life take a toll?
All these queries and more to be answered by experts who will also try build positivity in you.
Diet Advice
Diet advice to be given by experts who will curate a plan suitable for you. There would be a few things that will cause extra ‘nausea’ So, this is where, your dietician will play the much needed role to prescribe the food do’s and don’ts.
Physiotherapy
In case of breast cancer for example, the muscles around the bust area needs to be strengthened and rebuild. Also, in general you need to keep your body moving so it stays strong and moving.
Chemotherapy
The way of chemotherapy provided in ICD healthcare is totally U.K based, There are no needles involved at all. In fact, a disc called ‘Port” is planted under collar bone near your heart using local anesthesia. This last for a year and every time you go for chemo the wire is connected to the port.
The process may take anywhere from 2 hours to 7 hours.
Healing Therapies
ICD will also include some healing and relaxing therapies such as meditation, Chakra Healing, Reiki, Crystal Therapy
Structure Of The ICD
- Professor Justin Stebbing, Imperial College, London
- Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, Columbia University
- Dr. Pramod Srivastava, University of Connecticut (UConn)
- Dr. Heinz-Josef Lenz, University of Southern California (USC)
- Dr. Olofunmilayo Olopade, University of Chicago
Dr Harjit Bahia is a UK based breast cancer specialist. It was an honor to meet her. She was so approachable and truly the most down to earth person I have met,
If anyone in your family had breast cancer, you are more prone to breast cancer. But, again, you might not get it at all. here are a few basic symptoms of breast cancer.
- Lumps in armpit or breast
- Change of colour in nipple
- Tenderness or pain in breasts
- Discharge from the nipple
Cancer needs care like any other disease, but cancer is more than a disease. It will kill you internally and externally. If you would like to connect with ICD please feel free to reach them on their social media for now.
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Very relevant in today’s times. Having seen this unfortunate disease strike some close relatives, I feel it’s very important for all to routinely get check ups done
It’s so wonderful that I D is looking at holistically treating Cancer by also providing healing and relaxing therapies. Thanks for an informative post, Zainab.
Very informative post! As you rightly said, cancer is draining for patient as well as the families. ICD healthcare seems to have the right approach.
helpful information about causes cancer thank u very much
Cancer is indeed a dangerous sounding disease. But its prevention has started on a larger scale now. And every cure adds to positive results.
Good to see awareness being raised about breast cancer. It is one which can be cured if detected early
Yes, cancer not just need therapy but more than that psychological support. It’s good to know ICD care is not available in India
It will be a blessing for many patients and they will get timely treatment.
This is such an informative post Zee… and seriously loosing people to such a painful disease is so hard
I agree with Roshan. Recently my aunt was detected with breast cancer and was about to go for the surgery. But another senior doctor said it was only in the earliest stage so can be cured without surgery and chemo. She was in the hospital for some days and got discharged. Now she’s perfectly alright and advised to take pills for her lifetime. We were thankful to God but the trauma and pain faced during that pretests were so heart breaking. Thanks for sharing this informative post. Congrats to ICD.
Great awareness for Breast cancer, this is what India needs , a holistic care and I’m sure ICD will go a step beyond to achieve overall wellness for cancer patients.
A large number of women are suffering with breast cancer. There are so many things that we have to take care off. I didnt know much about it, thanks for your post.
Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death among women. Holistic care such as ICD would be very helpful for the patients.
Good to see more awareness being raise. Thanks for sharing about ICD and spreading the word, Zainab! I am sure this will help.
Every woman should know the signs of breast cancer to identify it before it takes any deadly shape. Seek breast cancer treatment at the right time. It is recommended to consult a gynecologist for the regular check-up or for any abnormal symptoms found in the breasts. Be safe!