Help children with cancer india | Donation for cancer treatment in India

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Help children with cancer India

• Donation for cancer treatment in India

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What is cancer?

• Cancer is a class of diseases characterized by
  out-of-control cell growth.
• Damaged cells divide uncontrollably to form lumps
  of tissue called tumors.
• Tumors interfere with the digestive, nervous, and
  circulatory systems.
• Cancer is classified by the type of cell that is
  initially affected over 100 types.

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Incidence of children with cancer in India

• According to the Indian Council for Medical
  Research (ICMR)
• 10 years ago - 2.5 of total number of cancer
  cases in India.
• Today - 5.5 of total number of cancer cases in
  India.

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Common types of cancer in children

• Leukemia and lymphoma are the most common
  childhood cancers.
• A high percentage is also afflicted by
  non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

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Factors on which treatment depends

• Type of cancer
• Stage of the cancer (how much it has spread)
• Age
• Health status
• Additional personal characteristics

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What treatments are available?

• Patients often receive a combination of therapies
  and palliative care.
• Treatments usually fall into one of the following
  categories
• Surgery
• Radiation
• Chemotherapy
• Immunotherapy
• Hormone therapy
• Gene therapy

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How we work with cancer patients

• We support the following treatments
• Radiation
• Chemotherapy
• Tumor removal surgery

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Expenses involved in these treatments

• Treatment costs us approx. Rs. 1, 50,000 or more
  depending on the case.

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Meet the Kids we have supported
Payal 4 years, from Bahadurgarh,
Haryana. Diagnosed with retinoblastoma of the
right eye. Needs removal of the cancerous eye, an
implant, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Estimated
cost Rs. 1.55 lakhs.
Rohan 6 years, from New Delhi Diagnosed with
Medulloblastoma, a type of brain tumor. Has
already undergone surgery and is now undergoing
radio therapy. Estimated cost Rs. 1.15 lakhs.
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