Aarambh Palliative Cancer Care Center

Swami Vivekanand Vidya Pratishthan (SVVP) is a non-profit organization established in the year 2005. It is dedicated towards working with the helpless cancer patients in Ahmednagar district through Aarambh Palliative Cancer Care Centre based at Ahmednagar. The project Aarambh is mainly working on the prevention, care and treatment of cancer.

We are providing the following facilities to the cancer patients.

1. Create Awareness:

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and often creates fear which comes out of ignorance and misconceptions. We strongly believe that cancer is curable, if detected early. Towards this goal, Aarambh conducts cancer awareness and exhibition programs to educate people about the key risk factors of cancer and the importance of early detection. We participate and conduct marathons, anti-tobacco programs in schools, colleges, seminars and discussions on the causes, symptoms and consequences of cancer.

2. Counselling and referral centre:

India is the country where there is large number of tobacco consumers and it leads to oral cancer. The number of women having breast and ovarian cancer is also huge. Every disease shows specific symptoms at the first level. Same is the case with Cancer. Hence, we have started the counselling centre to provide individual and group counselling to the suspected patients. The pre-test and post-test counselling of the patient is very important and live changing. Aarambh networks with the organizations working for cancer patients.

3. Medical camps for cancer detection:

Aarambh believes that cancer is curable, when detected at an early stage. Hence, early diagnosis of cancer has been the core objective of our cancer detection camps. They provide a complete screening of the symptomatic person in the following sequence.

1. Complete ENT examination including indirect Lasyngoscopy by the ENT surgeon

2. Complete physical checkup along with prostate examination by a surveon for men. 3. Gynaecological examination including breast checkup and pap smear by a gynaecologist for women.

4. Assistance for Treatment:

We found that many patients from rural parts of Ahmednagar and from slums in the cities couldn’t afford the cost of operatives, radiation therapy, chemo-therapy, etc. Some of them can’t even consult doctors because of their heavy fees. Aarambh appeals to the donor to provide financial assistance to the poor patients admitted in various hospitals. We request the donors to pay the fees, medicinal and operational charges for the patients in concern to the hospital directly.

5. Support Group for Cancer patients:

Our support groups for cancer patients help the patients in mustering up the courage needed to fight this deadly ailment. There are 5 of our support groups in the nearby towns and villages. We conduct several activities and urge the patients to take part in them. They forget the sorrows in their life for few hours and become hopeful about their future.

Future Plan:

Palliative Care Center:

We have found many orphan patients as well as those patients who do not have any support from their families. These patients are living very miserable life. Aarambh has decided to establish such palliative center for 50 patients, where these types of patients will spend their remaining life with joy and happiness. We will provide all sorts of facilities for their further treatment and mental peace.