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A Farmer’s Fight Against

and
Cancerthe

Silent Strength of a Daughter

Rekib Ali
Laboratory Technologist
Lakhimpur Cancer Centre

n Angerkhowa village near North Lakhimpur,
Habibul Hussain lived a life shaped by hard work,
Ifamily and the land. A farmer by profession,
he spent years working through heat and rain to
provide for his wife, three daughters and one son.
His income was limited, but his dreams for his
children were not.
With great difficulty, he raised his children and
arranged the marriages of his three daughters.
Then came a loss no parent is ever prepared for.
His only son passed away at the age of 21. The grief
changed him deeply, yet he continued to hold
himself together for his family. in 2021 his condition was identified as carcinoma of

In the years that followed, Habibul lived with his wife the prostate, requiring immediate treatment. The
and daughter, Tanjita Rahman Bora. Though married family then took Habibul to Guwahati for advanced
to an Army man and carrying responsibilities of care. After evaluation, doctors informed them that
her own, Tanjita remained closely involved in her the disease had reached the last stage and advised
father’s care. Along with her sisters, she became surgery.
one of his strongest supports.

In 2020, Habibul began suffering from severe body Understanding
pain, weakness, lower abdominal pain, difficulty in PROSTATE CANCER CARE
movement and other health complications. As a
heart patient and diabetic, his health was already Prostate cancer affects the prostate gland
fragile. His family consulted doctors in Lakhimpur, and may cause pain, weakness, urinary issues,
Dibrugarh and Guwahati. They spent their savings or abdominal discomfort. Treatment options
on travel, food, accommodation, tests and include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, or oral
treatment, and sometimes borrowed money to medication, based on the disease stage and
continue the search for answers. overall health.

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