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By Tricitynews
Reporter
Chandigarh 05th June:- Around 100 cancer survivors
along with Max Hospital doctors took part in a ramp walk to mark National Cancer Survivors Day at IMA Complex here today. The survivors while giving massage not
to afraid of diseases also took part in bhangra while competing with others along with their doctors including Dr Sachin Gupta,
Dr Sunanadan Sharma, Dr Shaveta Gupta, Dr Gautam Goel, Dr
Ritesh Pruthi, Dr Pankaj Kumar and Dr Sajal Kakkar.
Sandeep Dogra,
Senior Vice President- Operations of Max Hospitals, Punjab said that we
have gathered here to honor cancer survivors and to show the world that life
after a cancer diagnosis can be fruitful, rewarding, and even inspiring.
An apparently jubilant
survivor, Anju ( name changed ) described that today is a celebration for
those who have survived like me , an inspiration for those who recently
diagnosed, gathering of support for families and an outreach to the community.
The important thing is not how many years there are in your life but how
much life in your years. As they say, once you choose hope, anything’s
possible, remarked another survivor.
Dr Sachin Gupta, senior
consultant-medical & hemato oncology said that it is a day for everyone,
whether you're a cancer survivor, a family member, friend or medical
professional. This day provides an opportunity for all people living with a
history of cancer, including India’s more than 14 million cancer
survivors to connect with each other, celebrate milestones and recognize those
who have supported them along the way.
Dr Sachin Gupta added
that Holistic healing workshops are being held for cancer survivors to ‘make a
difference’ and empower and equip individuals with the awareness of connecting
back to themselves to live effective and productive lives.
Dr Sunandan Sharma,
senior consultant, surgical oncology said that it is also a day to draw
attention to the ongoing challenges of cancer survivorship in order to promote more resources, research, and
survivor-friendly legislation to improve cancer survivors’ quality of life.
Dr Ritesh Pruthi, senior
consultant, surgical oncology said that today our endeavor is to provide
guidance, education, and encourage the support group groups, and other
cancer-related organizations that host these events in their communities.
Through National Cancer Survivors Day.
Dr Gautam
Goyal, senior consultant, medical oncology said that our
endeavor is to improve the quality of life of cancer survivors by raising
awareness of the ongoing challenges of cancer survivorship. National Cancer
Survivors Day is an opportunity for us as a community to demonstrate that it
has an active, productive cancer survivor population and to bring awareness to
the challenges they face during and after treatment.
Meanwhile Asha Kumari
Jaiswal, Mayor and Vivek Atray, motivational speaker presided over the
function.
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