World Health Organisation defines “Palliative Care” as the active total care of patients whose disease is not responsive to curative or life-prolonging treatment. Control of pain, of other symptoms and of psychological, physical, social, economic and spiritual problems is paramount”. The goal of palliative care is the achievement of the best possible quality of life for patients and their families. We started our initial venture “Karuna Pain and Palliative Care” at Kariparambu in 1998. Home care, Palliative care, Drug bank, Medical camp, etc., were carried out by the same. In 2013, we started “Karuna Multispeciality Hospital and Research Centre” in Pallippadi on account of the rapid rise of cancer incidence and the people’s inability to bear the cost of treatment. In 2018, we stepped another milestone by starting state of the art dialysis unit with 30 machines, which is purely commited to help reduce the cost of kidney patients.
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Approximately 40% of cancer costs are met through borrowing, sales of assets, and contributions from friends and relatives; these costs exceed 20% of annual per capita household expenditure in 60% of Indian households with a patient with cancer. Estimates show that Indian citizens spent 6.74 billion US dollars for cancer management. The costs have gone up due to more expensive infrastructure, new technology-based investigation costs and newer drugs.
The top five cancers in men and women account for nearly 50% of all cancers and cancer-related deaths; which could be prevented if detected early and treated at an early stage. This could significantly reduce the death rate from these cancers. Many cancers can be prevented by abstinence from smoking & alcohol, maintaining a healthy weight, eating plenty of vegetables, fruits, and whole grains, vaccination against certain infectious diseases, not eating too much processed and red meat and avoiding too much sunlight exposure.
Early detection and awareness can prevent most of the cancers except some cancers due to inherited disorders.
Cancer can be detected by certain signs and symptoms, screening tests etc. Presently more than 80% of cancers in India are detected in advanced stage. Only palliative care and pain relief are the essential and possible option for them.
Dr.P Aboobacker
P.M Shahul Hameed
Dr.M.V Saithalavi
Dr. Mohammed Saleem K
Dr. Mohammed Kutty Kanniyyan
Dr. Fasilu Rahman TK