Gelisim News

Istanbul Gelişim University Public Relations and Social Responsibility Club students realized the 'Hope is Our Power' project with Pink Traces Association on April 1-7th Cancer Awareness Week. For the project, students surveyed 100 people about cancer awareness. Forty-five percent of the respondents found that they did not have enough information about the cancer varieties, 61 percent said that early diagnosis did not play an important role in the treatment of cancer, 45 percent said that the cancer was more common in women, and 42 percent wanted to participate in a cancer-related activity.
 
WAYS TO PROTECT AGAINST CANCER WERE EXPLAINED

In light of the results of the survey, a health interview was held. In the interview, ways of protecting from cancer were explained. Oncology Specialist Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çiğdem Usul Afşar stated that cancer ranks the first among the common diseases in the world. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Afşar Said: “Cancer is common but it is possible to reduce the risk by regulating the way of life. Cigarettes and alcohol consumption, and especially at noon to be exposed to the sun's rays should be avoided. Nutrition is also very important. Maintain your ideal weight. Choose from fruits and whole grain foods in your food. Early diagnosis means increased treatment success. For this reason, make sure you have your controls, also support the people around you”.
 
“MY CONSCIENCE SAVED ME”

Pink Traces Association Volunteer Ayşem Baykara warned women on the basis of their own disease process. Emphasizing that women should be conscious Baykara said: “When I was 40, I had a mammogram, influenced by the information I had previously. But I had no complaints. On mammography, doctors found a formation. But after the biopsy, I decided that I had to come to the control with a 6-month interval. While performing periodic checks, cancer cells were found in the breast but in another region. If I didn't say I had to go to the check, cancer would be caught in very late stages. My consciousness saved me. In the Mothers’ Day don’t by to your mother kitchen utensils, make a gift with health. Support for cancer screening tests. For them, make an appointment with the doctor. Please note that health is the biggest gift”.

"WE VISIT TURKEY PROVINCE BY PROVINCE"

Seral Çelik, a volunteer of the Pink Traces Association, who also works on gynecological cancers, particularly breasts, highlighted the importance of awareness-raising activities by providing information about the association's work area, activities, and projects. Çelik added: “Pink traces set out to raise awareness of women, especially women-specific cancers. We want to be the voice of hope because women are bravely fighting their disease. We are working to create awareness about gynecological cancers especially in our project named Pink Route which we started last year. We provide information to women visiting the provinces of Turkey. We are also conducting free gynecological screening tests. Our goal is to provide this opportunity to 10 thousand women”.
 
EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT

Vice Director of Istanbul Gelisim Vocational School Tolga Tüzün said: “We think that women's cancers usually only concern women and men are insensitive and uninterested in women's cancers. In this sense, we think that the best way to break it is by educating through our field of activity.”

FACULTY MEMBERS WHO MADE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROJECT

Students Burcu Ilık, Furkan Çakmak, Şevkiye Yel, Ebru Bayram, Mustafa Yiğit, Çağla Akkaya, Şebnem Tokay, Anıl Alpaslan Demirtaş, Belkıs Ceylan, Fıratcan Demirtaş, Yaren Baygın, and Yasin Özer conducted the study under the supervision of Istanbul Gelişim University, School of Applied Sciences, Head of Public Relations and Advertising Department Asst. Prof. Emel Tozlu Öztay, Head of Marketing and Advertising Department of Istanbul Gelisim University Vocational School Lect. Fulya Beteş, and Atilla Akalın.

At the end of the project, the students made a donation to the Pink Traces Association by undertaking the cancer screening of two women.