My name is Gidijala Yamuna Yasasvi. I am 15 years old and a Grade 11 student at Jayshree Periwal Global School, Jaipur.
Cancer in children is highly curable if diagnosed early and treated appropriately but children from low income homes who have cancer unfornutaely face a lot of challenges when it comes to treatment, accomodation, food etc. Children from low-income homes are often malnourished. Malnourished patients respond poorly to medical interventions such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and/or surgery, with increased episodes of toxicity, interruptions in hospital admissions, and inability to take timely chemotherapy in full doses, leading to a poor response to treatment. Overall, malnutrition increases the rate of abandonment of therapy and doubles the risk of death due to cancer. So,I have undertaken this campaign because this is a critical element in the treatment of these children who go through the difficult journey of fighting cancer. Although there are several people and organizations that sponsor the treatment of financially stressed patients, there are very few that help out with an equally important issue - "THEIR FOOD AND NUTRITION". This campaign is about providing monthly ration kits for the cancer children.
The kit is packed with nutritious ration items that would be sufficient to feed their children and a family for a month.This kit would immensely help the children in reduced treatment related side effects, promotes unity against infection and improves the survival rates.
THE COST TO IMPACT A CHILD IS ONLY INR 4500 .