hole but i am positive that if i can survive such a disease i can surely get an understanding girl said jay puri who today owns a diagnostics centrethe doctors stated that they not only have to treat the patients physically but even have to prepare them mentallypeople often relate to cancer as death which is the first thing that we have to clarify to them that it is not the case always and one can fight the disease we not only have to explain the details of the treatment but even have to motivate them to think of life beyond the disease and convince them that things can get normal again along with the family members we have to be their support system and at times be with them during their treatments we try to give them hope and empathy and even give tell them stories of survivors the more the honest the doctor is with the patient the more they trust them said dr shishir shetty surgical oncologist at apollo hospital