Dr. Shivani Samlall

19/11/2025

🌍 Happy International Men’s Day from The Lotus Cancer Initiative Inc. 🪷

Today, we celebrate men—their strength, resilience, leadership, and the vital role they play in families and communities.
But we also use this day to highlight something equally important: Men’s Health.

Many men delay medical care or ignore early symptoms. This leads to late detection of diseases—including cancer.
This International Men’s Day, we encourage every man to prioritize his health.

Cancers That Commonly Affect Men:

• Prostate Cancer – often silent early; screening saves lives
• Lung Cancer – strongly linked to smoking
• Colorectal Cancer – rising in younger men
• Testicular Cancer – affects young men; self-exams are key
• Liver Cancer – linked to alcohol and hepatitis
• Pancreatic Cancer – subtle symptoms, often unnoticed

Other Health Challenges:

• Heart disease
• Mental health struggles
• Diabetes
• High blood pressure
• Lifestyle-related risks (alcohol, smoking)

Men, Your Health Matters.

Taking care of yourself is an act of love—for you and for those who depend on you.

✨🪷🪷Healthy Men. Strong Families. Stronger Communities.🪷🪷
– The Lotus Cancer Initiative Inc.

19/11/2025

Do you know the majority of patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer is diagnosed with advanced stage disease because the signs and symptoms are very vague. So because of this, it is imperative to know the warning signs. If you are experiencing same, please see your doctor.

🪷🪷PANCREATIC CANCER AWARENESS MONTH 🪷🪷

The Lotus Cancer Initiative Inc.

This month, we stand in solidarity with everyone affected by pancreatic cancer — the fighters, the survivors, the families, and the loved ones we’ve lost. 💜

Pancreatic cancer is often diagnosed late and progresses quickly, making awareness, early recognition of symptoms, and access to timely care absolutely essential.

✨ Know the warning signs:
• Persistent abdominal or back pain
• Unexplained weight loss
• Jaundice (yellowing of eyes or skin)
• New-onset diabetes
• Loss of appetite, nausea, or digestive changes

At The Lotus Cancer Initiative Inc., we remain committed to strengthening awareness, advocating for early detection, and supporting compassionate cancer care for all women and families in Guyana.

💜 Let’s honour those impacted.
💜 Let’s raise awareness.
💜 Let’s keep fighting for earlier diagnosis and better outcomes.

18/11/2025

🌍 Today is World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day!

Cervical cancer is 100% preventable and curable, yet too many women continue to lose their lives—leaving behind children, families, and dreams. We have the tools to change this story, and together, we can eliminate cervical cancer.

💉 Let’s get vaccinated against HPV.
🩺 Let’s use our HPV screening vouchers.
📣 Let’s access every available resource to protect ourselves and our communities.

No woman should die from a disease we can prevent. No child should become a maternal orphan because cervical cancer went undetected or untreated.

Today, let’s unite—with purpose, compassion, and action—so future generations can live in a world free from cervical cancer.

Let’s end cervical cancer. Together.

💙✨
90/70/90 target. 🎯

06/11/2025

01/11/2025

Presenting at the Guyana medical scientific conference.

01/11/2025

At CIG from their fisrt podcast.

31/10/2025

Launching CIG’s monthly FB live on Oct 31st, Friday at 3pm. Get your questions answered during the live session. Follow us to get notification when we go live.

25/10/2025

25/10/2025

As we continue to raise awareness for Breast Cancer, another session was conducted at the National Insurance Scheme in Collaboration with MOH.