The news of cancer can be traumatic for patients as well as their families. Which is why, whether you are at risk of the disease or actually facing it, we are here to tell you that there is still hope to get better.
Healing begins with listening to what your body needs and making essential changes in your lifestyle. And that’s where CARER can help you get it right – with comprehensive methods, expert guidance and a whole lot of care.
In 2017, CARER started as an integrative platform to provide all the resources one might need to manage cancer effectively. Along the way, we came to realise the urgent need for personalised cancer care that is delivered with a human touch.
By 2018 CARER grew to offer its own team of nutritionists, yoga practitioners, physiotherapists and mental health counsellors. With their combined expertise and experience, the platform evolved into a structured, scientifically validated program widely supported by oncologists and medical institutions.
Over time, our patients have come to trust our expertise for effective integrative cancer care programs that have contributed towards full recovery.
Using food, body and mind, CARER’s Integrative Programs for cancer are scientifically proven to reduce treatment side-effects, improve immunity and treatment outcomes.
“It’s about caring for the person, not the disease.”
Samara Mahindra
Founder & CEO-CARER
Conventional treatment methods that are intended to eliminate cancer cells often take away the good with the bad. With proof that cancer is predominantly a lifestyle-related condition, CARER’s lifestyle-focused therapies are aimed at resolving the root cause of the disease through three key areas:
Food is medicine, but the wrong food can impede recovery. CARER’s Clinical Nutrition protocol offers access to a personal nutritionist who empowers the patient and their caretakers with the right knowledge about cancer nutrition, a customised diet plan, recipes and nutritional advice.
CARER’s Movement & Meditation therapies delivered by specialised cancer therapists use Yogasanas, breath work and meditation techniques tailored to the patient’s cancer stage, case and type, in order to manage pain and strengthen body and mind. Specialised physiotherapy is used for patients with functional or physiological disabilities or in need of post-operative rehabilitation.
CARER’s Movement & Meditation therapies delivered by specialised cancer therapists use yogasanas, breathwork and meditation techniques tailored to the patient’s cancer stage, case and type, in order to strengthen their body, mind and soul. Specialised physiotherapy is used for patients with functional or physiological disabilities or in need of post-operative rehabilitation.
Our specialised cancer coach & counsellor works closely with the patient to help them face the daunting mental challenges of managing and recovering from the disease. And since no one ever really copes alone, we offer personalised sessions for the caregivers as well.
The CARER program you see today is a result of methodologies developed and tested on 43 cancer types and 500+ patients.
CARER’s protocols adapt evidence-based complementary therapies practiced by the world’s leading cancer hospitals like Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Care and MD Anderson.
Here’s a look at how our therapies have achieved significant positive outcomes for patients:
Samara Mahindra
Founder & CEO – CARER
Certified Cancer Exercise Specialist and Breast Cancer Recovery Trainer – Cancer Exercise Training Institute, Portland
Certified Holistic Health Coach – Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN)
Plant-based Nutrition Specialist – Cornell University and T. Colin Campbell Foundation
Ameera Shah
Mentor
Managing Director,
Metropolis Healthcare
Pirojshaw Sarkari
Mentor
CEO
Mahindra Healthcare
Dr. Rakesh Jalali
Medical Advisor
Director of South East Asia’s First Proton Therapy Centre (SEFPTC) Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
Dr. Vishal Rao
Head and Neck Onco-Surgeon
Medical Advisor
Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai,
Pittsburgh School of Medicine
World Health Organisation- Bloomberg
Dr. Gary Deng
Medical Advisor
Director, Integrative Medicine Service
Attending Physician, Clinical Member
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Professor of Clinical Medicine – Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University
Dr. Nanda Rajaneesh
Breast Cancer and Colon Cancer Surgeon
Medical Advisor
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai
Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany
We offer three personalised programs at CARER:
(a)CARER's Integrative and Holistic Therapy for Cancer Treatment
(b)CARER’s Integrative and Holistic Therapy for Post Cancer Treatment
(c)CARER's Holistic Nutrition Therapy
All programs provide personalised therapy on food, exercise and mental health to initiate recovery and lead a disease free life. These programs are not a substitute for mainstream cancer treatment, but work alongside them.
This depends on what you opt for, however all programs start with a minimum of one month and goes on till required.
This program is created for all cancer patients who are going through treatment and post-treatment. Patients and caretakers who seek additional cancer therapy and are looking for natural alternatives such as Ayurvedic treatment will find this program to be a more viable option that is holistic, structured and backed by scientific evidence.
Yes. We work with reputed doctors and hospitals in the country.
We collect validated QLQC-30 and site specific assessments from all our patients at the beginning and end of every month. We then create a Patient Progress Report, which is shared with the patient, caregiver and doctor (if required).
Integrative medicine/therapies is when food, body and mind is incorporated into the treatment regimen. The focus is not solely on conventional methods of diagnosis and treatment, but also using lifestyle modalities (backed by science) that help substantially in the outcome of the patient.
Integrative oncology is the use of complementary and holistic therapies along with conventional treatment to treat the patient.
Integrative oncology uses a holistic and comprehensive approach in treating a patient. While mainstream treatment focuses on the symptom of the disease, integrative therapies manage the side effects of treatment and improve quality of life of the patient.
Yes, it is a well-established way of treatment around the world, however CARER is one of the first companies inIndia to provide integrative oncology solutions in this way. CARER’s protocols adapt evidence-based complementary therapies from leading cancer hospitals like Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Care and MD Anderson. Institutions that perhaps offer the best cancer treatment in the world.
Yes, while we don’t guarantee a 100% recovery, it has worked on a myriad of patients in various capacities.
Yes it is for everyone. Especially for those who have a family history of cancer, or has health issues or medical conditions, are suitable for this program.
We have developed a high quality risk assessment scale that can identify your susceptibility to certain cancers. This is in the form of a questionnaire.
No, we don’t guarantee that this program will keep cancer away forever, but we do work towards guiding you in changing your lifestyle in order to bring your risks down.
No, we provide a holistic treatment that involves nutrition, physical activity and mental well-being techniques to lower your chances of getting cancer.
