ABP LIVE Doc Talk | Why Oral Health Matters During Cancer Treatment And Hospitalisation

Ca ce
co ti ues
to
be
a
g owi g
healthca e
challe ge
i
I dia.
Acco di g
to
the
I dia
Cou cil
of
Medical
Resea ch
(ICMR),
the
cou t y
is
expected
to
wit ess
ove
1.5
millio
ew
ca ce
cases
a ually,
with
the
bu de
steadily
i c easi g
each
yea .
As
mo e
patie ts
u de go
i te sive
t eatme ts
such
as
chemothe apy,
adiatio
the apy,
a d
p olo ged
hospitalisatio ,
the e
is
a
g owi g
eed
to
add ess
ot
o ly
the
disease
itself
but
also
the
side
effects
a d
quality-of-life
challe ges
associated
with
t eatme t.
O e
such
c itical
yet
ofte
ove looked
aspect
is
o al
health.

Fo
ca ce
patie ts
u de goi g
chemothe apy,
mai tai i g
o al
hygie e
ca
become
i c easi gly
difficult
due
to
t eatme t- elated
side
effects
such
as
d y
mouth,
mouth
ulce s,
gum
i flammatio ,
o al
i fectio s,
difficulty
swallowi g,
a d
alte ed
taste
se satio s.
These
complicatio s
ca
affect
ut itio ,
ecove y,
a d
ove all
well-bei g.
Simila ly,
hospitalised
a d
immobile
patie ts
ofte
face
challe ges
i
mai tai i g
daily
o al
hygie e,
placi g
them
at
g eate
isk
of
o al
i fectio s
a d
associated
health
complicatio s.
Despite
the
sig ifica t
impact
o al
health
ca
have
o
patie t
comfo t
a d
outcomes,
patie ts
a d
ca egive s
ofte
st uggle
to
access
eliable
i fo matio ,
p actical
guida ce,
a d
suppo t
tailo ed
to
thei
specific
eeds.

Able
Smile
Commu ity
Aims
To
B idge
The
Gap

To
add ess
this
gap,
the
Able
Smile
Commu ity
has
bee
lau ched
as
a
dedicated
platfo m
fo
patie ts,
ca egive s,
families,
healthca e
p ofessio als,
a d
o al
health
expe ts.
The
i itiative
aims
to
c eate
a
t usted
suppo t
ecosystem
whe e
membe s
ca
access
expe t
guida ce,
lea
p actical
o al
ca e
tech iques,
sha e
expe ie ces,
a d
co ect
with
othe s
faci g
simila
challe ges
du i g
t eatme t
a d
ecove y.

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Speaki g
about
the
i itiative,
Luve a
Ra gel,
Commu ity
Ma age ,
Able
Smile
Commu ity,
said,
“O al
health
ofte
becomes
a
seco da y
co ce
whe
patie ts
a e
u de goi g
i te sive
t eatme t
o
deali g
with
p olo ged
hospitalisatio .
Howeve ,
o al
complicatio s
ca
sig ifica tly
impact
comfo t,
ut itio ,
ecove y,
a d
ove all
well-bei g.
Th ough
the
Able
Smile
Commu ity,
we
wa t
to
p ovide
patie ts
a d
ca egive s
with
c edible
i fo matio ,
p actical
suppo t,
a d
a
safe
space
to
lea
f om
sha ed
expe ie ces.
Ou
goal
is
to
e su e
that
o
o e
feels
alo e
i
ma agi g
o al
health
challe ges
du i g
thei
t eatme t
jou ey.”

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Why
Ca egive
Awa e ess
Matte s

The
eed
fo
such
suppo t
is
pa ticula ly
evide t
amo g
ca egive s,
who
f eque tly
assist
patie ts
with
daily
o al
hygie e
outi es
while
ma agi g
multiple
aspects
of
ca e.

Sha i g
he
expe ie ce,
a
ca egive
of
a
ca ce
patie t,
P iya
Vishwaka ma,
said,
“Ca i g
fo
a
loved
o e
with
ca ce
is
exhausti g
a d
comes
with
ma y
espo sibilities.
Amidst
eve ythi g
else,
o al
ca e
ca
easily
go
u oticed.
Looki g
back,
I
o ly
wish
the e
had
bee
a
commu ity
like
Able
Smile
to
guide
a d
suppo t
us
th ough
the
jou ey.
Havi g
access
to
t usted
i fo matio
a d
sha ed
expe ie ces
would
have
made
avigati g
those
challe ges
much
easie .”

Expe ts
St ess
The
Impo ta ce
Of
P eve tive
O al
Ca e

Healthca e
expe ts
emphasise
that
p oactive
o al
ca e
ca
help
educe
complicatio s
a d
imp ove
patie t
comfo t
th oughout
t eatme t.

Acco di g
to
D
A tho y
V
Pais,
P ofesso
of
Su gical
O cology
a d
O coplastic
B east
Su ge y,
Cli ical
Di ecto
at
HOSMAT
Hospital,
Ba galo e,
“Ca ce
t eatme ts
such
as
chemothe apy
ca
weake
the
body’s
atu al
defe ces
a d
i c ease
the
isk
of
o al
complicatio s.
Simila ly,
hospitalised
a d
immobile
patie ts
a e
ofte
vul e able
to
o al
i fectio s
a d
poo
o al
hygie e
due
to
physical
limitatio s.
Timely
educatio ,
p eve tive
ca e,
a d
ca egive
awa e ess
ca
play
a
impo ta t
ole
i
suppo ti g
bette
t eatme t
outcomes
a d
quality
of
life.”

By
e cou agi g
co ve satio s
a ou d
o al
health
du i g
ill ess,
t eatme t,
a d
ecove y,
the
Able
Smile
Commu ity
aims
to
b idge
k owledge
gaps
a d
build
a
st o ge
suppo t
etwo k
fo
patie ts
a d
ca egive s
ac oss
I dia.

Disclaime :& bsp;The
i fo matio
p ovided
i
the
a ticle
is
sha ed
by
expe ts
a d
is
i te ded
fo
ge e al
i fo matio al
pu poses
o ly.
It
is
ot
a
substitute
fo
p ofessio al
medical
advice,
diag osis,
o
t eatme t.
Always
seek
the
advice
of
you
physicia
o
othe
qualified
healthca e
p ovide
with
a y
questio s
you
may
have
ega di g
a
medical
co ditio

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