To observe the World Cancer Day, a webinar on 'Cancer Awareness' was organised on Wednesday.
The Department of Paramedical Science and Nursing of Rabindranath Tagore University organized a webinar on cancer awareness on the occasion of World Cancer Day. The aim of the webinar was to raise awareness about cancer among the common people and debunk various myths associated with it.
The programme was formally inaugurated and welcomed by Dr. Kanchan Choubey, Assistant Professor, Paramedical Department. Dr. Subodh Shriwas, Chairman of the session, Consultant Physiotherapist in Indian Institute of Head and Neck Oncology and Prof. Jalpan Adhikari was Professor RD Memorial College of Nursing.
The session began with the session by Dr. Subodh Shriwas wherein he discussed various aspects of cancer including rehabilitation of cancer patients and the role of physiotherapy. He said that the aim of celebrating World Cancer Day is to reduce the number of cancer patients and prevent the death rate due to cancer. He said that people should be aware of cancer.
Taking the program forward, Prof Jalpana Adhikari emphasized on recent research related to cancer as well as nursing care and proper care of the cancer patient. He said that the symptoms of cancer should be identified at the initial stage and doctors should be contacted. The purpose of celebrating this day is to remove the misconceptions spread about cancer. This year's theme also highlighted I am and I Will.
The successful combination of the program was done by Dr. Avinash Singh, HOD, Paramedical Department and Dr. Manisha Gupta, Principal, Nursing Department. Dr. CP Mishra, Dean, Paramedical and Nursing Department proposed a vote of thanks. A large number of students and faculty joined this webinar.
World Cancer Day is an international day marked on February 4 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. World Cancer Day is led by the Union for International Cancer Control to support the goals of the World Cancer Declaration, written in 2008.