Cancer

What is Cancer?
 MYTHS & MISCONCEPTIONS
1. If Your Family member has Cancer, You'll get it too
 MYTHS & MISCONCEPTIONS
2. Universal test for cancer
NO
LIQUID BIOPSY
 Mammography

- 75% of women dont have any symptoms

- 33% decrease in Breast cancer death

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 PAP SMEAR TESTING

• detect potentially pre-cancerous and cancerous lesion

• Abnormal findings followed up by more sensitive diagnostic

procedures, to prevent progression to cervical cancer.

age 20–25 until age 50–60 test every 3–5 years if results normal
 MYTHS & MISCONCEPTIONS
3. Biopsy or Surgery causes spread of cancer
MYTHS & MISCONCEPTIONS
 MYTHS & MISCONCEPTIONS
4. Cancer means death/ NO cure for cancer
Survival Statistics
5. Cancer treatment is worse than the disease
  Lumpectomy

Simple Mastectomy 

Breast saving surgery

 Modified Radical

Radical 
MYTHS & MISCONCEPTIONS
1. Thyroid cancer
2. Esophageal cancer
3. Lung cancer
4. Stomach cancer
5. Liver cancer
6. Intestinal cancer
7. Gynecological cancer
MYTHS & MISCONCEPTIONS
 FACTS
1. Lifestyle choices has an impact on cancer
FACTS
FACTS
 FACTS
2. Warning signs of cancer
FACTS
 FACTS
3. Cancer can be prevented
FACTS
 Primary Prevention by HPV Vaccine

GARDASIL
[Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent
(Types 6, 11, 16, and 18)
Vaccine 0.5ml prefilled syringe]

CERVERIX
[Human Papillomavirus Bivalent
(Types 16 and 18)
Vaccine 0.5ml prefilled syringe]

Three doses
2
0 Months 6
months
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4. Side effects of cancer treatment is temporary and
manageable
4. Side effects of cancer treatment is temporary and
manageable
5. Research in cancer
Steps to take at Detection of Cancer
People enter a shock phase after being detected with Cancer
“But then, you’ve got to take control of the situation”

Get Support: Do not fight the battle alone. Find a

dependable partner in a family member or friend

Educate Yourself: reach out to an expert to get as much

information as you can to help you make the right choices

Contact an Oncologist: Get in touch with a Doctor who is

best for the type of cancer you have

Second Opinion: Always get a second opinion to confirm

your line of treatment

Insurance: Get in touch with your Insurance Company to

make your insurance claim
Steps to take at Detection of Cancer
START YOUR TREATMENT

Deal with Side Effects: Get help from your Doctors and Survivorship
Experts to deal with the side effects during treatment

Survivorship Care Plan: Get your Survivorship Care plan post your
treatment to help reduce the chances of recurrence, deal with long
term effects of treatment, follow a surveillance plan to catch early
any recurrences or secondary cancer

Follow your Medical Surveillance Plan: Meet your Doctors as per the
Survivorship Plan and get your tests done regularly. Meet your
Survivorship Team regularly for other assessments and updates

Follow a Healthy Lifestyle: Get a suitable Diet and Nutrition plan,

exercise regularly and meditate
 SURVIVORSHIP

WHAT IS SURVIVORSHIP ?

Survivorship will handhold

the Survivor and the Caregiver

across medical, emotional, psychological, physical and social care

 What is an ideal
Survivorship Care Plan?
 SURVIVORSHIP CARE PLAN

The Survivorship Care Plan includes a

Treatment Summary, likely late affects of
treatment, likely symptoms of recurrence, a
surveillance and prevention plan and
guidance on healthy living

Live strong
 SURVIVORSHIP CARE PLAN

1 2 3
DURING TREATMENT POST TREATMENT
AT DETECTION
A KNOWLEDGABLE EXPERT ASSESSING YOUR PHYSICAL
HELP FIND THE RIGHT
WILL GUIDE YOU ACROSS AND EMOTIONAL STATE
DOCTORS FOR YOUR
CHALLENGES AND DIRECT AFTER TREATMENT TO
CANCER. HELP WITH SECOND
YOU TO SPECIALISTS TO BOUNCE BACK TO AS
OPINIONS
ENSURE NEEDS ARE MET NORMAL A LIFE AS POSSIBLE

4 5 6
POST TREATMENT DURING AND POST
POST TREATMENT
TREATMENT
VIGILANCE AND
EDUCATE AND HELP DEAL
SURVEILLANCE PLAN TO YOGA, DIET, EMOTIONAL
WITH THE SHORT AND LONG
CATCH ANY RECURRENCES GROUNDING, PHYSICAL
TERM EFFECTS OF
EARLY AND TREAT THEM ON THERAPY, PHYSICAL
TREATMENT
TIME ACTIVITY, MEDITATION

Live strong, ASCO, NCCN

Is a Survivorship Plan
helpful?
 LIVESTRONG, USA: SURVEY

68%
Survivors use it to understand their treatment

Survivors use it to know when they should be treated

61%
in the future

Survivors use it to understand the long term effects

58%
they might experience

Survivors use it to know what healthy behaviours can help

58%
reduce the risk of recurrence and new cancers

53%
Survivors use it to know what cancers they should be
tested for
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