12/10/2025
Cancer Awareness
by Peter Anjo
Hi, my fb friends, relatives and wantoks around, WHP, SHP, Jiwaka, Enga and PNG as a whole. This is just an awareness to you all, regarding CANCER, affecting loved ones & freinds in our communities. Late, Daniel Bilip made a similar awareness of cancer recently prior to his death and it's a remarkable history to be told after his death.
Late Daniel and I was diagnosed with tongue cancer, on the same dates, early this year, 2025. We sort different avenues to seek medical help and am still battling with this sudden emerging illness of my life. Thankyou, Lord for giving me strength and courage to fight the disease.
Well, my story is similiar, if late Daniel Bilip, as a layman, put his story up for others to take precautionary measures on cancer, i ought to do the same. As a senior Health Extension officer (HEO)of Mt. Hagen Hospital at the Accident & Emergency departments, it is my obligation to do the same awareness.
And my friends, take note that, cancer developed from many factors/causes and they are,
1. Risk factors, such as moking, chewing bettlenut with lime, consuming alcohol,
2. human papilloma virus (HPV) - this virus is contracted from multiple sexual partners prior to marriage , which cause cervical cancer in most women and about 10 % affects men in prostate, bladder and mouth cancers.
3. Natural DNA or cell mutation causes cancer, where a abnormal cell grow into a body tissue and multiple, causing cancer,
4. hereditary - family pass on (not common).
So as a saying goes, 'prevetion is better than cure'- i put this piece up for our eyes, = avoid smoking, chewing and drinking alcohol. Avoid premarital sex and encourage young girls and women to get vaccines now available at Hospitals and have one partner.
Plus, eat plenty of plants or fruits and garden foods to stay healthy.
This awareness, is in addition late D.Bilip's post and remember, your life is on your hand, handle with care to live to old age.
thankyou.