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Charaideo district
A year of success stories:

Overcoming the challenges of cancer

ancer is a disease that touches nearly every person’s life in some form or the other, whether through personal experience
Cor through those of loved ones. It is one of the most daunting diagnosis a person can receive, often coming with a fear,
uncertainty and a long journey ahead. It is more than just a physical illness. It affects a person and his family mentally,
emotionally and socially which gives birth to fear in various ways whether in the form of the disease or the uncertainty of the
future and the physical changes caused by the treatment options like chemotherapy or radiation.

By providing education and creating a safe space for open conversation about cancer, communities are

44 HEALING IS NOT JUST ABOUT MEDICINE; IT’S ABOUT HOPE, LOVE, AND RESILIENCE