So happy to see a 50 year old HCA who is new to oncology, learning & revising her notes,
in contrast to some more qualified health care professionals around me who refuse to learn.
It could be encouraging screening amongst your family members & neighbourhood, or support cancer patients with their frequent commute to the hospitals or providing meals to the patient and their family or something as simple as just listening to someone with cancer . ++
Cancer is an epidemic & till we all join hands in fighting it with all the information, compassion, empathy & a greater sense of purpose at the community level we will never be able to win the battle.
Let’s join hands & do what we can do in our capacity for raising awareness &+
fighting the unfairness of not just the disease but also the the inequities in cancer outcomes as a result of regional, ethnic, economic & gender disparities.
Cancer is a monster that spares none so we must join hands & fight as one!💪🏻#DiaryOfAnOncologist
#Thread on yet another real life incident that goes to portray how we see the two genders with different lens and weighing scales for the same flaws,
Which it turn confirms the double standards that we subject 50% of the population to.. ++ #GenderEquality
In our community in bangalore, of late many have given their villas on rent to bachelors. As expected, late nights, loud music, frequent visits from friends of both the genders have hassled the residents, seniors more so.
Recently the first group of girls joined as tenants +
They too are loud and indulge in late night loud parties/ late deliveries/ late visitors like the other 3 houses with the band of boys! 🙄
But now security guards, residents including some very progressive people are talking about the tenants’ character.
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A patient with newly diagnosed stage 4 lung cancer had a heart attack/CABG a few years after which he quit smoking as per his doctor's advice.
He is angry & tells me that he thinks he got lung cancer bcoz he quit🚬
So this is what I explained to him. #Thread #DiaryOfAnOncologist
After you quit smoking, it takes a long time for your body to heal and reduce the risk of diseases & death related to 🚬.
After smoking cessation it takes about
1 month - for better energy levels
3 months - for improved fertility
1 year - COPD/cough/mucus gets better +
3 years - to start ⬇️risk of heart attacks, stroke and cervical cancer
5-9 years - to start ⬇️risk of lung cancer
10 years - to ⬇️ risk of oral/larynx/ esophageal cancer by 50%
15 years - to reverse↩️ risk of pancreatic cancer, heart attacks& stroke to that of non smokers+