background cancer

Cancer is a disease caused by uncontrolled tissue growth in the human body, refractory and fatal. secaraglobal cancer incidence around 50-20% and as a leading cause of death, including stroke and heart disease. In Indonesia, cancer is the third cause of death after heart disease and stroke. Cancer treatment requires no small cost, so that families and government are very heavy burden. The causes of cancer is not known with certainty, but a definite presence of genetic factors (hereditary) and triggered by environmental factors. Many environmental factors that are suspected as a cancer trigger factors such as smoking, alcohol, radiation, chemicals, diet, and more. When these trigger factors can be controlled then the cancer can be prevented, at least can reduce the incidence of cancer. There is no satisfactory treatment for cancer, cancer treatment aims to control the growth or kill cancer cells without disrupting the continuity of life and other healthy cell function. Types of cancer treatments used today are surgery, radiation (radiotherapy), drugs killer of cancer cells (chemotherapy), drugs that increase endurance (imunoterapi), treatment with the hormone and treatment with herbs. However, mortality is still very high.
Cancer became a global health problem due to very high death rate, but if it is known early kanaker can be prevented. But too often detected in advanced phase so difficult to treat. In addition to causing suffering to the patient's family also suffered greatly because of that cancer treatment should be integrated and holistic. Unfortunately cancer treatment in Indonesia especially in Bali still has not met expectations.
Patients suffering from cancer besides suffering physically also suffer socially, psychologically and even spiritually. Therefore, cancer prevention in an integrated and holistic approach should involve all components of society, because the needs of cancer patients is very complex, the need for pain-free, needs to be noted, the need for psychological support and the need for spiritual guidance. To help cancer patients overall required a serious effort and the role of community and family is very important. For that we need the empowerment of communities and families.
Departure from these concerns and as yet there are communities that can accommodate cancer patients together and share experiences to strengthen mutual inter-patient, lack of public knowledge in order to prevent cancer, and lack of care for cancer patients who can give you joy, happiness and encouragement for patients, then several people and institutions that we gather the intention to establish a charitable foundation that is expected to evoke the spirit of brotherhood with a concern to patients, and assists the government and other NGOs in the prevention of cancer in an integrated and holistic. We gather ourselves in Cancer Care Partners Foundation (YMPK) with the aim of raising the awareness and increase public awareness of cancer with various activities.