5 cancer NGOs helping people heal and recover

CANCER is a disease that millions of Indians suffer from. It is estimated that around 700,000 new cancer cases are detected each year while hundreds of thousands more succumb to the disease in India alone. There are different forms of cancer that affect people in India such as lung cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer and prostate cancer to name a few. In India, hospitals and clinics are equipped to treat the different forms of cancer. But cancer treatments and procedures such as chemotherapy are expensive. For as long as people can afford the treatments, their health improves. But once the finances run out, these patients have no choice but to stop their treatments and hope for the best. But cancer NGOs across India have recognized this problem and are reaching out a helping hand to treat cancer patients for free or at a minimum cost.  

Here are 5 cancer NGOs helping people across India:

 

Shradha Cancer Care Trust

In the foothills of the Himalayas, Shradha Cancer Care Trust provides medical care to underprivileged cancer patients suffering without being able to afford treatment. Based in picturesque Rishikesh, Shradha Cancer Care Trust provides hospice care to people in the end stages of their struggle with the disease. The patients seeking care are among those who have been abandoned by their families and have no one to turn to. Its 15-bed hospice has cared for more than 25,000 patients since 2005 with professional care. To support Shradha Cancer Care Trust:  

 

Support Shradha Cancer Care Trust

 

Cuddles Foundation

In states across India, children constitute a large part of cancer diagnoses. Cuddles Foundation is one of the cancer NGOs which has discovered that around 40% of children diagnosed with cancer are malnourished. Without proper nutrition, the human body is unable to fight infections and diseases and slows or nullifies treatment. Cuddles Foundation reduces malnutrition in child cancer patients through its fresh meals, food baskets, supplements and access to clinical pediatric nutritionists and caregivers. To support Cuddles Foundation:

 

Support Cuddles Foundation

 

Nargis Dutt Foundation

Founded in 1981, Nargis Dutt Foundation has been covering the cost of cancer treatment for cancer patients from impoverished backgrounds. Headed by Priya Dutt, this is one of the cancer NGOs in India that has been working for decades to ensure children and adults don’t give up hope due to a lack of finances to afford cancer treatment. The organization was founded from a place of personal experience and empathy and is helping 500 underprivileged families access treatment and personal support. To support Nargis Dutt Foundation:

 

Support Nargis Dutt Foundation

 

Indian Cancer Society

This Maharashtra-based NGO is one of the leading cancer NGOs in India that works in the areas of awareness, detection, care and rehabilitation for cancer patients. Indian Cancer Society spreads awareness on cancer prevention and conducts research on causes and cures for the disease. Since 1951, the NGO has helped cancer patients and also has a support group that has given countless cancer patients the mental and emotional support needed to overcome the trauma of fighting cancer and the motivation to continue their fight. To support Indian Cancer Society:  

 

Support Indian Cancer Society

 

CanKids KidsCan

For children who are diagnosed with cancer, the challenges are twice as difficult to overcome. It is hard for children to understand that their childhoods are different from the carefree childhoods of their friends. For underprivileged families, the heartbreak is even more intense since cancer treatments are unaffordable. CanKids KidsCan is one of the cancer NGOs that detects, diagnoses and treats cancers in children while running two schools to take care of the children’s education and providing free accommodation for families. To support CanKids KidsCan:

 

Support CanKids KidsCan

 

Support these cancer NGOs 

In India and across the world, there are millions of people who have cancer. These millions cannot afford cancer medication and cancer treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy and surgeries. These are people who have hopes and dreams for their lives – lives which are cut short because of cancer. But with a little help from these cancer NGOs mentioned above, these millions of individuals can get the help they need to fight cancer and live to see a brighter future. This is where you come in!

 

February 4th is World Cancer Day which gives people and cancer NGOs the opportunities needed to raise awareness on cancer and help people with life-saving knowledge on prevention and detection. For the entire year, these cancer NGOs work hard to provide the best possible care to cancer patients for free. But with your help, these cancer NGOs can help more individuals whose lives depend on the services the organizations provide. This World Cancer Day, your charitable compassion can help children and adults with cancer receive much needed compassion and care.

 

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