* Over 200 participants take part in the ‘Pink March’
* Doctors highlight the alarming statistics of deaths due to breast cancer in India
Chennai, 25th October, 2016: Global Health City, organized a ‘Pink March’ to create awareness about breast cancer. More than 200 participants including, doctors and staff of Global Health City and students from various colleges in the city volunteered for this cause. The event ended with the release of a book named ‘Prerna’, at the hospital auditorium. Prerna is a compilation of heart-warming real life stories of breast cancer survivors.
Statistics show that 1 in 28 women suffer from breast cancer. 50% of Indian women still die of breast cancer because of presentation at advanced stage. Innovative interventions in breast cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment may improve patients ’survival and quality of life, but such improvements may come with a substantial cost. Prof. Dr. Rajasundaram, Director, Global Institute of Oncology & Head-Surgical oncologist, Global Health City Chennai led the breast cancer awareness walk and launch of ‘Prerna’ early this morning.
Speaking on the occasion, he said. “Breast cancer is the second largest cause of cancer related deaths in India. High index of suspicion of cancer, early diagnosis, early referral, and fast tracking work up of the breast cancer patients for further definitive treatment would all make the treatment easy, patient friendly and cost effective too. Unnecessary delay in diagnosis and work up on for further treatment make the breast cancer to progress to an advance disease. Then treatment becomes complex and the cost also becomes higher. Early diagnosis and treatment at a comprehensive cancer center will definitely improve the survival rate of breast cancer patients. Global Institute of Oncology at Global Health City addresses these issues as their primary objective with globally renowned expert’s giving comprehensive cancer care”.
“Early detection is the key factor to void off breast cancer completely, even before it inflicts damage to the health of our loved ones. Most of them realize the situation Breast cancer in advanced stage be aware and save lives of women who support us“ said Colonel Hemraj Parmar, COO Global Health City.
Emphasizing on the treatment facilities at Global Health City, Mr. Bhaskar Reddy– Vice President, Corporate Relations said “The treatment design follows an integrated approach that involves super specialists from various other medical specialties to form the “Multi Super Specialty Organ Specific Cancer Care. Cancer care at Global Health City is truly comprehensive as it comprises of end to end Cancer care services starting from sophisticated treatment like True Beam STx state of the art radiation treatment, disease management to rehabilitation.”
