For the second reflection entry, I’m going to write about my personal experience which is closely related to SDG number 3, good health and well-being.
I joined
the program under Kuliyyah of Nursing, “Pink October: We Care!”. The program starts
from 29 October to 30 October. There are a lot of activities they provide
within the two days. But for the first day, there was only talk by the expert
and a forum with breast cancer survivors. It was so amazing to hear their survival
story. And on the second day, there are fun runs, canting batik, and many more.
This event’s
main purpose is to create awareness among students about breast cancer. This is
because the majority who suffer from this illness consist of young women at
about age 20s. So, there are a lot of precautions and early diagnoses to notice
early before it gets worse. This program related to SDG 3 aims to reduce
premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and
treatment. Vaccination and screening for cancers in women, notably breast and
cervical cancer, as well as colorectal cancer, are examples of how we can work
towards achieving this goal.
I feel very
proud of the spirit of breast cancer survivors because they stay strong until
they are free from this disease without feeling wanting to give up. Even to
some people cannot be cured anymore they keep attending their chemotherapy and continuously
take medicine and treatment that suggest to them.
Obviously,
this program opened my eyes that we should take early precautions. Don’t think
that just because we are young, we can’t have this disease. Because this disease
doesn’t know your age! The talk also emphasizes the importance of early diagnosis
of these cancers to promote regular screening for women, and vaccination again human
papillomavirus (HPV) for our daughters in the future.
Furthermore,
due to early detection and treatment, mortality rates have decreased for
several cancers, notably breast cancer. For these, the focus is increasingly turning
towards survivorship and rehabilitation. In addition, I now know more than ever
before about how to reduce the risk of cancer. Some of the ways are avoiding
taking tobacco and alcohol, being physically active, screening for breast, bowel,
and cervical cancer once a year at least, and taking vaccination against HPV to
prevent cervical cancer.
Other than that, on the second day of the program, I joined fun runs in order to commercial a good habit of being physically active. The route they provide is about 5km. It was so far.
Through
this program, I personally realized that there are a lot of people that need
our support to live in this community. Regarding that, I think we should raise more
awareness over the years because I believe that outside there, there still have
people who take this case as trivial things. Other than that, I also realize
that I’m so lucky to have this early exposure to this kind of disease. I’m glad
I make the decision to join this program.
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