What You Can Do to Raise Cancer Awareness at Work

Cancer is a dreadful disease which has no cure for people who belong to a poor section. Symptoms of the cancer are also horrible, and it is a complex widespread disease. It has affected millions of people worldwide which is why it has a prevalent impact on the social life of people.

A team of well-trained people will lead prevention and early detection so that this disease can be cured on time. Different strategies can help to raise awareness at different workplaces in the social life of an individual.

How to aware people of different workplaces?

Cancer can affect every type of person in society for oral cancer there are large chances that it will affect a male person in society. In the case of females, breast cancer and uterus cancer are common. The lifestyle of the people nowadays is not healthy, and it is the main cause of getting caught by the disease like cancer.

Awareness is necessary among people to impact their lifestyle positively. Early detection helps people for a better view and wash recovery. Also, carcinogens can be recognized by people who know about the reason and cause of cancer.

Educational Initiatives

Educational initiative is not something that is only for students they are combined efforts of doctors and society that help in the prevention of any diseases in society. There are different methods of conveying a healthy message to the society in the educational initiatives.

1. Webinars – There are many benefits of the digital media and the social media. One of the best benefits is the easy conveying of information so that it can reach up to a maximum number of people in the society. Anyone can also contact a cancer advocacy group for digital webinars, and it will ensure that everyone can attend that webinar.
2. Workshops and Seminars – It is another method of warning a group of people and it can be led by doctors and medical professors to talk about early symptoms of can’t and need to see a doctor. There are other topics like treatment options and how to tackle pain and other related problems.
3. Informational Documents – Mini documents like brochures and pamphlets with written information about cancer and its related awareness can be distributed in public places. also, preventive measures that must be written in the pamphlet.
   
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Awareness through communication channels:

Communication channels are a perfect idea to spread awareness among people in society and medical help is something that everyone needs. Mostly these session for health is underestimated by the people of society nowadays. Through these means lots of people are made aware of disease and health. So, it is most effective work for the welfare of society.

• Newsletters with articles about cancer awareness and effective stories for survival have a big impact on the minds of people.
• On the Internet or social media platforms keep posting related to cancer-like diseases and add valid links for doctors and healthcare services.
• Websites with every type of stuff can entertain medical articles which aware of diseases and their causes.
• If any individual is an anchor or a public figure, he or she can be aware of people at this level.

Promote healthy lifestyle!

A healthy lifestyle is the key to a happy life and health can be achieved by eating healthy, drinking, and yoga. In healthcare promotion we need to talk about which food is better and the utensils which are good for cooking. Warm food in the picnic bags or utensils can act like a carcinogen.

Similarly packed foods have flavour which may affect our health in a bad way. To promote health at the workplace we can add posters and make health challenges, there are different methods for this purpose: 

Separate relaxing room with yoga mats – At the Workplace it is better to have a relaxing room and yoga mats where health-related topics can be discussed with any person in the office.

Exercise challenges – In this method, you can take challenges from your office colleagues about yoga poses and exercise challenges in the morning hours of the office. Similarly, also telling them more about the benefits of yoga to reduce the chances of cancer.

Support to affected person.

An affected person from cancer may be an office colleague or any other person in the nearby home. We need to support them in a good way, during the treatment of cancer most of the patients lose hope for a healthy life again. Doctors are telling about the importance of the mind-set during the treatment of cancer. So, let’s think about what we can do for patients’ motivation:

1. First of all, any affected person does not think that this disease does not have a cure. We can say that there is a smaller number of successfully treated patients, but diseases can be cured.
2. Cancer patients regularly need support and care from their relatives, positively talk to them.
3. Maintain a good culture confidentiality about how to talk to a person who is detected with cancer at the workplace.
4. Keep flexible working hours or remote work for the employees who have cancer.

Charitable and Fundraising Programs:

You can promote fundraising programs at the workplace to give financial help to cancer, patients. You can do it for both purposes either for unknown patients or for any office employee who is affected by cancer.

1. Also, talk to other employees and encourage them to help financially or in the form of a caregiver.
2. Match donations with cancer donating centres to increase their participation.
3. Invite to the fundraisers and other charitable workers to encourage office employees.

Conclusion

Cancer is a dreadful disease and a patient who is diagnosed with cancer requires care from both physical and mental sides.  Cancer disease has a smaller number of successfully treated patients. If anyone near you is diagnosed with Cancer and looks like cancer symptoms, then visit the doctor. Dr. Satish Sharma is an oncologist with eight years of experience in surgery, therapy, and medicine.

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