On July 30, 2022, Taiwan time, it was reported that Chen Sil, the founder of Nantou County Liang Hsien Tang Social Welfare Foundation and Children's Home, passed away at the age of 92 years old. For a long time, Chen Sil had been suffering from uterine cancer, stomach cancer, liver cancer, nasal cancer, throat cancer, bone cancer, etc. Chen Sil showed courage and perseverance, and underwent more than 200 chemotherapy and electrotherapy treatments, but she still cared about the deviant youth, and she had helped the lost youths for more than half a century, and she was known as the "grandma of Puli".
Cancer is the most feared malignant disease. Hearing that you have cancer is like hearing that you are terminally ill. According to the statistics released by the Ministry of Health and Welfare's Census and Statistics Department on the top ten causes of death in 110 years, cancer has been on top of the list of causes of death for the 40th year, accounting for 28% of the total number of deaths, and less than five minutes a person suffers from cancer, with a total of 110,000 new cancer patients in Taiwan each year, and 50,000 people dying of cancer.
In fact, many studies have shown that cancer can be prevented. 1/3 of cancer deaths can be avoided through prevention in daily life, and 1/3 of cancer deaths can be avoided through early screening and treatment.
The AmericanCancer Society offers easy self-testing:
1, urination and defecation abnormal.
2、Long-temporal pain and soreness.
3. Unusual bleeding or unusual amount of discharge.
4. Hardness or thickening of the breast or other parts of the body.
5. Difficulty in swallowing or indigestion.
6. Visible changes in warts or moles on the body.
7. Prolonged cough or hoarse voice.
These are just some of the initial signs, and other signs include sudden fatigue, or sudden and drastic changes in weight. In short, the actual physical condition varies from person to person, and pre-cancerous changes are often difficult to detect, but it is still worthwhile to listen to your own body and observe whether there are any differences from the usual, and it is recommended to consult a physician in the hospital if there are any abnormalities.
Cancer can be caused by decades of poor lifestyle habits. According to the World Health Organization, 30% to 50% of cancers can be prevented. Cancer prevention can start from daily life. The cancer prevention concepts promoted by the Taiwan Cancer Fund over the years are in line with those of the World Cancer Research Fund. If you can follow the right dietary principles, maintain a healthy weight, exercise regularly, limit alcohol intake, avoid smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke, avoid excessive sun exposure, avoid cancerous infections, and undergo early screening and treatment, you will help reduce the chance of dying from cancer by 6 to 7%. to 70% of deaths from cancer.
Screening can detect cancer or its precancerous lesions at an early stage, which, after treatment, can reduce the mortality rate and prevent precancerous lesions from progressing to cancer.
The NHS offers free cancer screenings as follows:
Breast Cancer: Women aged 45-69 and women aged 40-44 with a history of breast cancer within the second degree of consanguinity should be entitled to a breast cancer treatment every two years.
Mammography.
2. Colorectal cancer: People aged 50-74 should have fecal occult blood test once every 2 years.
3. Cervical cancer: Women over the age of 30 should receive a Pap smear at least once every three years. Starting this year, the National Health Administration has also partnered with 17 hospitals to provide free HPV screening for women over 45 years old who have not had a pap smear in six years.
4. Oral cancer: People over 30 years of age who chew betel nut (including those who have quit betel nut) or smoke cigarettes, and indigenous people over 18 years of age who chew betel nut (including those who have quit betel nut) should have an examination of the oral mucosa once every two years.
5. Lung cancer:
(1) Family history of lung cancer: Men aged 50-74 or women aged 45-74 whose parents, children or siblings have been diagnosed with lung cancer.
(2) Heavy smokers: Heavy smokers aged 50-74 years with a 30-year smoking history and 1 pack per day, who are willing to quit or who have quit within 15 years, and who have a low-dose computed tomography (CT) test once every 2 years.
People who are eligible for screening are reminded to bring their health insurance card to the medical center to be screened.
(National Cancer Screening Program and Medical Institutions Information Inquiry Website: https: //reurl.cc/qNgn30)
In order to provide newly diagnosed cancer patients with navigation services from diagnosis to treatment, the NHS promotes relevant programs to provide cancer patient navigation services, including:
1、Oncology Case Manager Navigation Service
In view of the fact that people are full of fear and helplessness when they are first diagnosed with cancer, and are prone to seeking medical help or receiving other incorrect treatments, the NHS has launched the "Cancer Navigator Program", whereby once a doctor diagnoses a patient with cancer, an oncology case manager will proactively contact the patient and provide patient care, medical consultation, financial support referrals, and information on medical treatment in the first instance, and help to dispel the panic by listening to the patient's heartfelt feelings. Every year, about 90% of the newly diagnosed patients are guided to receive standard medical treatment within three months, and they also take the initiative to provide continuous care for one year to accompany the patients through the most difficult period.
With the advancement of medical science and technology, the survival period of cancer patients is relatively increasing, and they also need more continuous and multidimensional integrated care services. In order to help cancer patients learn to adapt to the physical, mental, family, and social problems they face, they can make good use of the Cancer Resource Center and the Taiwan Cancer Resource Network's physical and online cancer resource services, so that they can be accompanied by peace of mind in the fight against cancer.
(1) Cancer Resource Center
In order to provide cancer patients and their families with accurate access to a variety of cancer-related information, the NHS and the Cancer Hope Foundation have worked together for a long time to set up Cancer Resource Centers in 88 hospitals across the country to provide three major resource services.
1、Cancer treatment care and social welfare subsidies, resource-related assistance
2. Rental and explanation of cancer-related rehabilitation supplies and aids for cancer patients
3、Emotional support and arrangement of cancer-related activities.
If people have any concerns about cancer-related assistance, they can consult the Cancer Resource Center or call the Cancer Hope Foundation's toll-free 0809-010580 information line.
(National Cancer Resource Center Hospital List: https: //reurl.cc/9pr6rj)
(2) Taiwan Cancer Resource Network
In order to provide cancer patients and their families with the resources they need, the Taiwan Cancer Resource Network (TCRN) integrates the resources of hospitals, private organizations, governments, and corporations across Taiwan and introduces customized matching and searching technologies to provide cancer patients and their families with the six major needs of life, namely "taking care of the body," "looking for resources," "taking care of the mind," "taking it easy," "supporting families," and "protecting rights and interests," by means of "personalized recommendations. The program provides 6 major needs in life: "taking care of the body", "finding resources", "taking care of the mind", "relaxing", "supporting family members", and "protecting rights and interests". The program provides cancer patients and their family members with the most accurate recommendations of anti-cancer resources and services, and offers a wide range of group courses, exchange sessions, seminars, and workshops, so that cancer patients will not be alone in their journey of combating cancer.
(Taiwan Cancer Resource Network Link: https: //www.crm.org.tw/)
If you have any questions, please contact the Cancer Resource Center in your neighborhood, or call our toll-free hotline 0809-010580 and we will have someone available to talk to you.
(National Cancer Resource Center Hospital List Contact Information: https: //reurl.cc/9pr6rj)
If you have any questions about the above information, please contact the above organizations. Or leave a message with us at Sunyu Academy and we will try our best to answer your questions.
Source:
National Health Service, Ministry of Health and Welfare
National Health Service, Ministry of Health and Welfare
National Health Service, Ministry of Health and Welfare
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