Cancer Care Foundation

Mission:

Providing medical and non-medical assistance, as well as continuous support, for cancer fighters and their families facing financial hardship.

Caregiving Services:

Medical funding, transportation assistance, nutritional supplements, patient and family support, medical consultations, children’s education scholarships, bereavement assistance, apheresis donor programs, book publishing, and shelter homes.

Since 2014, the foundation has supported more than 1,055 cancer fighters.

Ways to Donate:

Regular and one-time donations via BCA Account No. 1270711711

Account Name: YAY CANCER CARE

Shopping at the Cancer Care Charity Shop

Donating pre-loved clothing

Cancer Prevention and Early Detection

Cancer is caused by abnormal changes in body cells, either due to genetic factors or exposure to environmental factors (physical, chemical, or biological).

A healthy lifestyle can reduce the risk of cancer.

Primary Prevention:

Avoiding risk factors that may cause cancer.

Secondary Prevention:

Early detection through self-examination or medical screening.

Early Cancer Detection at National Hospital

• Lung Cancer Screening with Low-Dose CT Scan of the lungs (IDR 2,000,000)
• Prostate Cancer Screening (IDR 350,000)
• Breast Cancer Screening with Invenia ABUS (IDR 950,000)
• HPV and Hepatitis B vaccines can help prevent cervical cancer and liver cancer.

Cancer Treatment

Cancer can be treated, and the earlier it is detected and managed, the higher the chance of recovery.

Treatment Goals:

Cure, primary therapy, adjuvant therapy, or palliative care.

Treatment Options:

Surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, transplantation, hormone therapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy.

Remission:

A period in which cancer responds to treatment and becomes controlled.

Partial remission: Cancer cells shrink

Complete remission: No signs of cancer detected