By Tricitynews
Reporter
Chandigarh 01st May:- V. P. Singh Badnore, Governor Punjab
and Administrator UT Chandigarh today inaugurated Mega Cancer Awareness
Camp organized jointly by the Amrit Cancer Foundation and World Cancer
Care Charitable Trust at IMA complex here today.
While addressing the gathering, the Governor expressed concern over the
rise of cancer patients in the country. He said that there is an urgent need to
launch a massive cancer awareness campaign in order to make people conscious
about this disease. He said that the research has found out that if detected at
the first stage cancer could be cured. He also asked the people to go in for a
vegetarian and organic diet and use maximum herbs like turmeric etc. regularly
as herbs have medicinal properties which can naturally cure many diseases from
within human body.
He also said that the patients belonging to the BPL families in Punjab
have been given the financial assistance under State Illness Fund. Under Mukh
Mantri Cancer Rahat Kosh Society an amount of Rs. 20 Crore has also been made
available by the state government for the cancer patients besides providing an
amount upto Rs. 1.50 Lakhs for cancer treatment.
The Governor has also asked the Amrit Cancer Foundation and World Cancer
Care Charitable Trust to send a proposal to utilize the government dispensaries
lying unused in the rural areas around Chandigarh.
Speaking on the occasion H.S. Sabharwal said that this was the first NGO
in the Northern region which was carrying out all the expensive tests free of
cost. He also informed that 5 Special Mobile Screening Buses fully equipped
with latest machines for detecting test like Mammography, PAPsmear, PSA, oral
cancer detect test have also been deployed on the spot. These vehicles are
specially fabricated by a U.K. Trust. Cancer Awareness Video was also
screened and leaflets on the same were distributed. He told that a team of 20
dedicated doctors have participate, a cancer detection awareness talk on the
occasion.
More than 5 thousand people were screened during the camp.
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