Cancer Awareness Week calls for positivity in dealing with the disease

Healthcare

Cancer Awareness Week calls for positivity in dealing with the disease

In acknowledgment of World Cancer Day and in solidarity with the entire GCC in honoring Cancer Awareness Week, Positive Cancer Foundation (PCF) held a series of activities at Dalma Mall-Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Corniche to help form the neighborhood's state of mind to a more positive one towards cancer in all its kind.

Awareness activities were started by Abu Dhabi-based organisation Positive Cancer Foundation at Delma Mall from February 1 to 4 throughout shopping mall hours and at Abu Dhabi Corniche on February 5 for the whole day. Highlight of the program are the testimonials of cancer survivors who talked about their experiences contending with the condition and how the assistance and understanding of the community assisted handle cancer. While screening and prevention continue to be an important aspect, ways to resolve cancer with positivity is of equivalent resonance.

Cancer is the 2nd leading cause of death in Abu Dhabi according to the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi (HAAD). While cancer is incapacitating and is naturally connected with heavy feelings, the love, understanding and support of everyone makes a difference to the clients' lives.

"We are promoting for a positive attitude to co-exist with the battle against cancer. We are here to support, listen and understand the pain, together we can all supply ethical assistance and comfort and make clients aware that they are not alone in this battle," stated Amal Al Haddabi, President of Positive Cancer Foundation. Ms. Al Haddabi stressed the call for the public to take part in the occasions to reveal their solidarity to cancer clients and spread general awareness and care.

As the event highlights the many forms of cancer, the general public will likewise be informed on metastatic breast cancer (mBC)-- the most innovative kind of bust cancer. One in every 3 women with bust cancer living in industrialized nations advance to the metastatic stage.1 With various assistance from households along with combined medications and correct management, patients delight in a much better lifestyle and can live longer for a lot more years despite medical diagnosis of sophisticated bust cancer.2.

During the occasion, numerous activities such as hair and makeup stations, nutrition counselling, details booths and others were held at the event for the public.

As one of the occasion's sponsor, Pfizer Gulf provided support for the initiative of Positive Cancer Foundation: "Being in the forefront of research study to find treatment for illness, we are one with the call to embrace a favorable attitude towards dealing with cancer. While cancer like mBC is intimidating, there is hope.