Words from our Trustee: Pramod Dalmia -
Cancer as the word spells actually is pronounced as Can + Survive.
Kasturi is found in ravel of a deer. It has properties of life giving, fragrance, vigour and vitality. We as Trustees thought founded this NGO Kasturi Foundation with a goal of making a difference and being MAD about it. Today each member of Kasturi is spreading fragrance, vigour, vitality in life of people around in society.
Words from our President: Bhavana Sanghavi -
Around the world, we are all experiencing challenging times living amidst the coronavirus pandemic. This is true for all, especially the cancer community, which now faces increased risk and exposure. 2020-2021 shows us that human actions have an impact on everyone around us. Now more than ever, our actions are also being felt across borders and oceans. But this year is also a reminder of the power of unity and collective action. When we truly come together, we can achieve what we all wish for: a healthier, brighter world without cancer. Together, all of our actions matter.
At Kasturi Foundation, it has only reaffirmed how crucial it is to support one another, all of those currently living with cancer who may face a disparity in access to healthcare. We are also working towards raising awareness around the importance of early detection and screening. Though we know the world has changed forever our commitment to spread cancer awareness and end cancer in our lifetime is stronger than ever. We continue to rally the people of India with the motto ‘Cancer is curable if detected early’.
You’re more than welcome to join us in this journey!
Words from Dr.Nitin Shah -
Most cancers are preventable. And if you detect them in time most are curable too. This applies more to childhood cancers where we can also give a long life to a child who is cured of his or her cancer. For this we need to create awareness amongst people, inform them of simple measures of healthy life, impress upon them need to carry out preventive health check ups and tests and encourage them to seek medical help to detect and treat cancer in time. Once diagnosed with cancer we need to help the patient and family to cope with cancer medically, financially, psychologically and socially. And that exactly is the motto of Kasturi Foundation:
Empower the world to Protect, Prevent and Treat cancer early.
Words from Dr. Meghal Sanghavi:
Cancer not just affects the patient but the entire family. It's very important for the society to understand that most cancers are curable and timely intervention and treatment saves lives.
At Kasturi Foundation every aspect of cancer care right from creating awareness, early detection, funding treatment and even palliation is supported with care compassion and dignity.
It's very important to correctly counsel patient and relatives to understand that this dreaded disease has a cure and correct precautions, lifestyle changes, regular follow ups and screening can save many lives, it's every treating doctor's duty to communicate and counsel the patient and family in detail to help them understand and fight this disease and win the battle against cancer.