World Cancer Day: Defeat cancer with the help of spirituality

Millions of people die from cancer every year, the leading cause of death globally. To fight cancer, it is most important that we know everything about this disease, how to prevent it and how to diagnose it. The whole world celebrates World Cancer Day to bring awareness about cancer and to spread its information to the people, so that every year lakhs of people can be prevented from becoming a victim of untimely death. The celebration of World Cancer Day was announced during the inaugural ceremony of the World Summit against Cancer in the year 2000 in Paris (France). This day is being celebrated by the Union for International Cancer Control. The theme of the year 2024 is ‘Close the Care Gap’ which focuses on closing the gap in access to cancer care services faced by populations of different income, age, gender, ethnicity etc. groups across the world.

Cancer is such a disease that people get scared the moment they hear about it. Cancer is one of the fastest growing serious and life-threatening health problems globally, causing millions of deaths every year. The Global Burden of Disease estimates that 9.56 million (95.6 lakh) people died prematurely due to cancer in 2017. Every sixth death in the world is due to cancer. Due to revolutionary experiments and technological development in the medical field, cancer is no longer an incurable disease, but its treatment still remains very difficult for the common people. Despite being an incurable disease, this disease can be defeated; if there is determination and courage, even cancer can be defeated. We know that each one of us has the power to make a change, big or small, and together we can make progress in reducing the global impact of cancer. Often the same people fall into danger, who consider themselves safe from danger or do not take the danger seriously.

The human body is made up of many cells. These are replaced from time to time. As cells die, new cells are formed in their place. The cell multiplication that occurs during these replacements also produces a deformed cell inside it and this abnormal cell is such that the body’s systems have no control over it and this cell multiplies in such a way that eventually it becomes a tumor or Takes the form of cancer. There can be many types of cancer, its risk is being seen in people of all ages. Early recognition of symptoms and receiving treatment can help reduce the risks of death from cancer. Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. The growth of abnormal cells in any part of the body and its uncontrolled division is the cause of cancer. The risk of cancer increases due to heredity, environment, lifestyle disturbances, excessive exposure to chemicals. The risk of cervical and breast cancer has been seen to be highest in women and lung, prostate and colon cancer in men.

Over the years, science has made great advances in the types, causes and treatments of cancer. There are many common people and celebrities who are enjoying life by getting cancer diagnosed and treated at the right time. There is a need to increase more awareness and vigilance in this direction. Cancer is not incurable, but its treatment is possible if detected in stage 1 or stage 2 and removed immediately by operation. In these years, many effective medicines and treatment procedures have also emerged such as targeted therapy, immunotherapy. People get a lot of relief from it. Due to this, the risk of many people has been reduced completely or to some extent and some years of life has been increased. In the question of cancer being cured, it is important to mention one more thing that cancer is also a lifestyle disease. Therefore, this disease can be reduced by making life balanced and disciplined. It also depends on how you live, what you eat, what your habits are, whether you have any bad habits. The risk of cancer can be prevented by keeping lifestyle and diet nutritious and quitting alcohol and smoking.

An unbalanced lifestyle today has increased the risk of many physical problems. Cancer is also one such risk which often becomes serious if ignored for a long time. If we make some precautions a part of life, we can prevent such problems before they occur. Cancer is now becoming a lifestyle disease. Many times this disease remains undiagnosed for a long time. A major reason for this is lack of awareness. However, there are some pre-cancer symptoms which are usually ignored. Symptoms like white or red spots in the mouth, formation and enlargement of a lump somewhere in the body, prolonged cough, persistent constipation, excessive fatigue and weight loss should not be ignored.

Spirituality plays an important role in controlling cancer. Because spirituality gives a person self-confidence and mental strength. With the help of spirituality, the journey of life can be made easier and simpler. It is known as a traditional healing system that restores balance and flow of energy throughout the body, mind and spirit. Just as medicine cures the disease by going inside our body, similarly spiritual treatment strengthens our mind and gives us courage to fight any disease. While facing joys, sorrows, adversities, pains, problems, difficulties and diseases, positive energy starts depleting from within the person, due to which the person becomes tired and broken from within. This breakdown and despair is the biggest obstacle of cancer. There is power in spirituality which fills new energy in the life of a defeated person. There are many parts of spirituality like yoga, pranayam, mantra sadhana, meditation, etc. Through this a person can strengthen himself from within. This is the reason why a person who adopts spirituality in his life, faces every pain, suffering and every situation related to cancer boldly. Such a person can never lose in life.

Cancer is not an infectious disease. Do not distance yourself from cancer patients, rather connect with them and give them mental strength and develop positive thinking in them. Positive thinking can be the patient’s biggest weapon in the fight against cancer. Be it former cricket player Yuvraj Singh or many Bollywood stars, everyone has overcome cancer through their positive thinking. Medicines show their effect only on a body with positive thinking. Therefore a person should never be discouraged. Yoga helps in controlling body, mind and soul. Yoga is also helpful in managing stress and anxiety. It increases the body’s immunity and removes mental stress. By doing yoga for 30 minutes daily, the risk of dangerous diseases like cancer can be reduced.

– Lalit Garg