According to Vedanta philosophy, living in the materialistic world associates the individual (Jiva) with the desires of worldly objects, short-term pleasure, and long-term attachments. When desires are filled, it causes ego and bondages to worldliness. If desires are unfulfilled, it causes anxiety and agitation, leading to feelings of unworthiness and weakness. At the same time, it invites impurities in minds, resulting in emotional, psychological, and spiritual wounds. The effect of all symptoms may show up in the physical forms of the illness, such as cancer.
Personalized medical care has been making great strides against cancer, with the significant impact of targeted and immune therapies on prolonging the
patient's survivorship. However, the quality of life of individuals after the treatment journey remains questionable. This is partly due to the multifactorial, multi-pathway, and multimolecular nature of the
disease itself, accompanied by the financial, psychological, and spiritual
distress individuals face after hearing the diagnosis.
Distress, if it remains unsolved, continues to play a significant confounding role in treatment continuation, outcomes, survivorship, and QOL, causing varied levels of disparities in the cancer journey.
Patients who come from different cultural backgrounds display more significant disparity in clinical trials and the ever-evolving standard of cancer care.
AwareOnc's mission is to navigate individuals (Jiva) through cultural and spiritual challenges in their cancer journey.
Achyut Saroj, Ph.D.
Founder, AwareOnc