*Best Diwali Wishes I GOT TODAY! I feel elated!*

This Diwali is extremely satisfying, as I have now a good number of patients saved from getting cancer! The #SAVEtheyouth campaign with its components #knowtobacco & #chotadaana is off-course when a person gets cancer we can still save them, but it would be associated with morbidity, and compromised quality of life.

1. From a Lady Doctor, whose husband was a smoker for the last 22 years. They were celebrating their first No Cigarette Diwali. It had been a frustrating journey for her since her marriage, cajoling, persuading, quarreling, and nagging her husband to quit cigarettes. Not that her husband had not tried, he had but failed multiple times, and lost confidence that he would ever be cigarette free. In one of the meetings, she met me, and with difficulty we got her husband enrolled in the ICanCaRe Tobacco Cessation program. In the first intervention, he reduced the intake but could not sustain it and had a relapse. But the second intervention cycle was successful with intensive sequential therapy and regular motivation. Now it is going to be 4 months and he had not smoked a single cigarette. Feels stronger than before, less stressed, more stamina, more docile, and happier!

2. Second was from Mr. Satyabhan, 42 years old, a security guard, whom I had met at Qutub Minar around 2 years back. During the conversation, I found that he was chewing tobacco. And as a routine, I told him about tobacco and related cancers. Unexpectantly, he was convinced and he came over to the unit at MAX, Vaishali. On check-up, he was found to have a small cancer lesion on the lip, Submucous fibrosis, and dental lesions. He was treated in OPD. Excision of the lesion was done and medicines started. Today, he called me to wish me a happy Diwali, more than that, he was blessing me for saving him and his family.

When people call me back for what I might have done as my routine process, is the greatest gift for me. Their wishes and blessings motivate me to continue to do good for society. My SAVE the youth campaign is saving life, family, and money. I am happy many families will light happy diyas today!

*Dr. Pawan Gupta M.Ch.* Cancer Surgeon.

*Director, MAX* – PATPARGANJ, VAISHALI, NOIDA

Founder – ICanCaRe – TOBACCO #SaveTheYouth

9811290152

For Quitting Tobacco – Call 011-43077695

#icancare #winovertobacco #pawangupta #QuitTobacco #quitsmokingtoday #knowtobacco

This Diwali greatest Gift for Tobacco Chewer – TrisCaRe

CAN NOT ENJOY FOOD DUE TO TRISMUS Caused by PAAN MASALA

This Diwali greatest Gift for Tobacco Chewer – TRISCaRe

Mr. Anil Joshi a regular tobacco user for 12 years when he visited MAX-ICanCaRe Oral Care and Tobacco Cessation Centre at MAX Vaishali, 3 months back he was all fears that he must have developed cancer in the oral cavity. His mouth opening was just 1.5 fingers around 2 cm and has been decreasing over a period of time.

At the center he was examined thoroughly, certain procedures were conducted, and were declared that he does not have cancer! His oral cavity was cleaned, tobacco stains removed and for his mouth opening, he was given a special instrument TRISCaRe and training to use it regularly.

Dr. Harshita Pandey, Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialist and in charge of the center says all those who take tobacco is not necessary will have cancer, however they develop specific changes in the oral cavity that needs to be taken care of. One of the commonest problems tobacco users have is decreased mouth opening. We examine and treat them and give them TRISCaRe, the innovative mouth-opening device.

Mr. Anil has a mouth opening of 3.2 cm and says he is happy that he would be able to enjoy eating golgappas, laddoos, and rasagollas this Diwali thanks to the doctors at MAX-ICanCaRe Oral Care and Tobacco Cessation center. Now I am completely tobacco-free and glad I have no cancer. This is the greatest Diwali gift I got!

Dr. Pawan Gupta M.Ch., Director, Cancer Surgery, at MAX Institute of Cancer Care, who designed and patented TrisCaRe says this simple instrument is the greatest gift for tobacco chewers. Lots of brainstorming was done to make TrisCaRe although the design and prelim model was introduced in 2010, that would fail the test of pressure required to open the mouth – either teeth would break or the instrument would break. The present material used has now stood the test on thousands of patients and is working wonders. TrisCaRe is, the Innovative Mouth Opening Device is ergonomically designed, Screw type, Broad Dental Plate, Measurement Scale for trismus measurement, and POLYOXYMETHYLENE material with good fatigue resistance.

He is happy for patients like Anil who have benefitted from his instrument TrisCaRe and Oral CaRe program.

ICanCaRe with its innovative tobacco cessation and oral care program has been benefitting thousands of tobacco users across India. Program is available virtual and also physical at ICanCaRe direct or trained Specialist centers.

CALL 011-43077695 to fix your appointment or download the ICanCaRe APP http://app.icancare.in

TrisCaRe is available on www.icancare.org/triscare or Flipkart and Amazon

 

2nd ICanCaRe Tutorial for CTCS

The second Tutorial for Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialists was initiated by Dr. Mariya Tambawala and Dr. Nikita Dwivedi on 15th October 2022.

Dr. Simoni Shah a Psychologist and Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialist practicing in Mumbai presented a case for discussion.

The case was discussed in detail with inputs coming from many of the participants, and discussing the history of the patient was piecemeal, relevantly analyzing it, and finally preparing a plan for the patient.

Dr. Simoni was happy to get practical inputs to manage the case. At the same time giving other CTCS an insight into dealing with such cases.

Sowing a seed in the mind of a tobacco user, the discussion started by Dr. Mariya, saw some interesting inputs coming from all the participants. The relevant individualized advice is the most important

Dr. Nikita gave a vote of thanks and requested all the participants to submit their cases for future discussions.

All the participants thanked The trio  – Mariya, Visuja, and Nikita for initialization the tutorials which are of great help in the management of the patients. Everyone also thanked Dr. Pawan Gupta for his practical input.

24 CTCS participated in the second Tutorial.

We look forward to our next tutorial. The tutorial is scheduled for the 15th of every month, and we wish for enthusiastic participation from all CTCS across India. Please submit your cases for the same.

Contact:

Tutorial Co-ordinator – Dr. Mariya Tambawala 9924259452 dr.mariyasham@gmail.com

Dr. Nikita Dwivedi 8052664731 and Dr. Visuja Chaudhary 9971499968

MASTER TRAINER – Dr. Pawan Gupta M.Ch. 9811290152

What some of the participants said:

Dr. Monalee from Mumbai –

Wonderful session. Good case discussion and got many tips on planting a seed. Thank you so much for organizing this session Dr. Mariya, Dr. Nikita, and Dr. Simone.

Heartfelt thanks to Dr. Pawan to help us gain clarity and giving practical tips. Thanks, everyone 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙂

Dr. Kshipra Deshpande 

Thank you very much, Dr. Mariya, Nikita, and Simone for such a wonderful session.

Special thanks to Pawan sir, we are learning many new things from you every time. That’s why want to interact with you every time. Thanks a lot, Sir🙏🏻🙏🏻

dr Rajkumari Sachdeva ENT Indore: Thanks Pawan sir, Mariya & all, wonderful session.

Simoni Shah Psy Mumbai: Thank you @Dr. Pawan Gupta M.Ch. @CTCS Feb22 Mariya Tambawala and the team A very informative and knowledgeable rich session.