Month: December 2022

One Intervention can Change the World – SAVE The Youth

The annual day of the Pusa Association Of Retired Agriculture Scientists, ICAR- Indian Agriculture Research Institute was marked with a motivational speech for action by Dr. Pawan Gupta M.Ch. Motivational speaker, Social activist, and a CANCER SURGEON par excellence.

The enthusiastic retired group of young people participated abundantly in sharing their experiences.

Dr. Pawan emphasized defining OUR world and working toward its happiness which will come with the best of health. Involving and engaging with the next generation, sharing their experiences and letting the next generation know mistakes they did in their lifetime which should not be repeated .

The way we live determines the way we die – the youth is the time when we have to take correct informed decisions which will determine the future.

INDIA has the highest number of Oral Cancers in the World. Most die or live miserable life. MAX manpower and technology have changed the way we look at ORAL CANCERs. With the massive community involvement, the outcome of oral cancers has improved both in terms of Quality and quantity of life.

Dr. Pawan Gupta presented the importance of the SAVE the youth campaign in any organisation and having TOBACCO MARSHALs on the premises.

Tobacco is the root cause of 200 other chronic diseases which is the cause of excessive morbidity in society. And it is the highest pollutant on earth.

Defining our own WORLD and intervening as TOBACCO MARSHAL to save the youth as

  • Tobacco is the most addictive substance in the WORLD.
  • MOST EASILY AVAILABLE FORM OF ADDICTION.
  • CHEAPEST ADDICTION.
  • The industry is working overtime to make it available and entice the Youth.
  • It is the gateway to other addictions.
  • OUR CHILDREN ARE AT RISK – they are the target of the tobacco Industry!
  • Tobacco is a disease and needs to be treated as a disease and it is possible to quit with proper medications by a Tobacco Cessation Specialist.
  • TOBACCO CESSATION and ORAL CARE CENTRES are needed, like the one at MAX VAISHALI and more have to be set up.
  • Establishing tobacco users need centered activities will see a decrease in the medical bill over a period of time. Any investment in this will bring a major change for society.
  • TRISCaRe the innovative mouth opener device was also demonstrated, which is a need for chewers for the unique disease Submucous fibrosis.

Dr. R.S. Paroda, Dr. Bhag Mal, Dr. D.V.Singh, Dr. Umesh Srivastava, Dr. K.K.Tyagi, Dr. S.K.Jain, Dr. J.L.Karihaloo presented the token of appreciation to Dr. Pawan Gupta and appreciated the concept of TOBACCO MARSHALs and also for establishing ICanCaRe tobacco users clinic in the units.

ICanCaRe with its expertise in Tobacco Control would be very happy to collaborate with PARAS to make ICAR Tobacco Free.

The program was nicely conducted and Participants showed interest to become tobacco MARSHAL to have a sustained effect in society against tobacco and drugs.

#MAX #SaveTheYouth #tobaccomarshal #icancare #pawangupta #PARAS

Defining a Dental Oncologist – Dr. Pawan Gupta at the 44th IDA UP Annual Conference 2022, Moradabad

Dr. Pawan Gupta delivering a lecture at IDA UP annual Conference “DEFINING A DENTAL ONCOLOGIST”

Dr. Pawan Gupta, Director of Surgical Oncology HN, MAX Institute of Cancer Care – EZ and Founder of ICanCaRe was invited as Keynote Speaker at the 44th Annual Conference of the UP Chapter of Indian Dental Association at Moradabad from 16-17th December 2022.

The topic was “DEFINING A DENTAL ONCOLOGIST”

It is an honour to be invited to deliver a talk at an august gathering of Dental surgeons of Uttar Pradesh. There were young dentists looking for opportunities and experienced dental surgeons willing to collaborate.

Dr. Pawan emphasized the ever-increasing role of dental surgeons in the management of oral cancers which includes prevention, prophylaxis, diagnosis, treatment planning, rehabilitation, and pre-malignant lesion management.

A dental surgeon has to be an integral part of all oral cancer management protocols to improve the quality of life of these patients.

Besides dental and oral care is required for all patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Patients from other departments also require their patients to have oral care and management.

Dr. Pawan Gupta narrated the recent poster presentation at the IASO of the midterm conference about the MAX – ICanCaRe oral care and tobacco cessation center where the results of cessation and patient satisfaction were substantially higher, and also the outcome of the primary treatment improved for these patients. Such centers are a must for all sizeable multidiscipline hospitals and also for cancer centers.

TRISCaRe instrument was also demonstrated to the audience which was much appreciated and generated demand.

He emphasized that it is two-way learning between oncologists and dental surgeons.

It is time IDA and ICanCaRe collaborate for a better outcome and also job opportunities for the coming generations of dental surgeons.

#icancare #icancareacademy #ida #pawangupta #drpawanoncosurgeon

Dr. Pawan Gupta delivering a keynote Lecture at the IDA UP annual Conference “Defining a Dental Oncologist”
Dr. Pawan Gupta delivering a keynote Lecture at the IDA UP annual Conference “Defining a Dental Oncologist”
Dr. Pawan Gupta delivering a keynote Lecture at the IDA UP annual Conference “Defining a Dental Oncologist”
Dr. Pawan Gupta delivering a keynote Lecture at the IDA UP annual Conference “Defining a Dental Oncologist”

#4th  ICanCaRe Tutorial for Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialists

The fourth Tutorial for Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialists was conducted by Dr. Mariya Tambawala on 15th December 2022. 22 CTCS attended the same. The agenda was set as follows:

1) Case presentation and Discussion by Dr. Harshita Pandey

2) Discussion on How to Manage Constipation in patients – home-based remedies – Dr. Supriya Wadhwa

3) Pentasure Fiber as a therapeutic agent for Constipation management – by Mr.Arsh Sharma

The importance of tobacco cessation preoperatively was highlighted and managing the patient immediately postop and complete tobacco cessation for all patients with sequential therapy was discussed.

Constipation the commonest withdrawal symptom of patients on quit tobacco programs has to be managed intelligently and with the ready availability of soluble fiber such as Pentasure fiber, it has become easy to manage constipation in these patients.

Tobacco MARSHAL and their role was highlighted in the end.