To raise cancer awareness among people on the occasion of World Cancer Day, February 4, BLK Super Speciality Hospital, in association with New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and Spring Hope Cancer Foundation, organised a day-long programme ‘Beat the Cancer’/Cancer Paraajit’ at Talkatora Stadium.
Over 1,000 cancer warriors gathered and shared their experience, showcasing their battle for life in the form of play, dance and a fashion show.
On the occasion, BLK Super Speciality Hospital also launched the next leg of its Community Outreach Programme — ‘Know Cancer, No Cancer(KCNC)’ and unveiled the findings of the year-long Cancer Screening and awareness campaign in which it screened nearly 50,000 people spread across Delhi-NCR and neighbouring states.
The KCNC data, released on February 4, revealed that oral cancer is the most common cancer among people especially smokers and tobacco users. Out of 16 people, precancerous cells were found in one person.
On an average, one cancer patient was found out of 200 people screened. Data also revealed that Breast and Cervical cancers are the most common cancer in women and 15 per cent people screened, were found obese. Obesity, according to experts, is a prominent risk factor for cancer. The KCNC data also pointed out that to check the rising incidence of cancer people need to be made aware of advanced facilities for early diagnosis, treatment, and care.