Modification in lifestyle, strict adherence to drug schedule, and above all confidence and willpower will help the patients fight cancer which can be cured using the latest medical advances, said Harteij Bhartesh, a cancer-survivor from Madhya Pradesh.
The 26-year-old youth is on a nationwide motorcycle campaign to create awareness among the masses in general and encourage people with cancer to stay strong in their fight against the disease.
Addressing the media here on Friday, he explained the ordeals he had undergone because of cancer. He even lost his speech as the cancer had spread to his throat. But strict adherence to the regimen of prescribed drugs and change in lifestyle, particularly diet, had brought about a sea-change in his health.
He said it was the confidence that made him regain his normal health.
As the one who had understood well the problems faced by cancer patients, he decided to tour the country on his motorcycle. “My goal is to meet cancer-affected persons across India and meet leading oncologists,” he said.
He set out on his six-month mission on May 1 this year from Raipur in Chhattisgarh and has so far travelled through four States, visiting hospitals and patients in 20 cities. He has so far covered 6,000 km out of the targeted 44,000 km to be covered by the end of October this year.
Paul Guna Loganath, secretary of the Srirangam taluk branch of Indian Red Cross Society, and V. Elanchezhian, its chairman, Thomas, Sathishkumar, and Mohanram, received him. Later, he visited a private hospital and interacted with the oncologists and patients.
