In spite of the advanced scientific
knowledge, there appears to be no permanent cure for
cancer. And with the incidence of cancer on the rise,
it is estimated that one-sixth of the human population
is susceptible to the disease. Though billions of dollars
are spent every year on cancer research worldwide, the
Western systems of medicine and therapy that are employed
do not promise a certain, permanent cure. Patients are
subjected to enormous suffering both by the disease
in its advanced stage and by the therapy which is currently
being practised and propagated. There are three approaches
being adopted for cancer at the moment - surgery, radiotherapy
and chemotherapy. The last two are carried out invariably
on all patients irrespective of whether they underwent
surgery or not. These approaches are extremely debilitating
and attack the normal cells of the body, while killing
the cancer cells. Particularly, chemotherapy is extremely
toxic and more patients die because of chemotherapy
than of cancer itself.
Further, the present methods of treatment are extremely
expensive and well beyond the reach of the common man,
particularly the poorer sections of the society. In
fact, if it were not for medical insurance, the costs
for treatment would be prohibitive even for the upper
middle class. Hence the disease not only becomes unbearable
for the patients, but also for their near and dear ones.
It is in such a scenario that the AM Charitable
Trust was formed with the objective of finding a cost
effective, affordable and permanent cure using alternative
systems of medicine and therapy. To bring hope to cancer
patients and their families.
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