As many as 100 cancer survivors and doctors from Max Super Speciality Hospital (MSSH), Mohali celebrated National Cancer Survivors Day at Hotel Mountview here on Sunday.
The programme was organised by MSSH in association with Sahayta Chartable Welfare Society (Cancer Sahyog) and Chandigarh Breast Cancer Trust. During the programme, the cancer survivors and doctors sang and danced to Bollywood and Punjabi hit songs.
The National Cancer Survivors Day is an annual treasured celebration of life , which is organised in hundreds of communities around the world on the first Sunday of June month.
Speaking during occasion, Sandeep Dogra VP- Operations, MSSH said that we have gathered to honor cancer survivors and to show the world that life after a cancer diagnosis could be fruitful, rewarding and even inspiring.
Dr Sachin Gupta, senior consultant, Medical and Hemato Oncology, MSSH said that it was a day of celebration for everyone. This day provided an opportunity for all people living with a history of cancer to connect with each other, celebrate milestones, and recognize those who have supported them along the way.
It was 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, asserted Dr. Sunandan Sharma, senior consultant, Surgical Oncology, MSSH.
A jubilant cancer survivor summed up that today we have gathered here to celebrate courage and to celebrate the spirit of cancer survivors. The most important thing in illness was to never to lose heart.
The human spirit was stronger than anything that could happen to it, i have learnt that when you feed your faith, your fears would starve to death, remarked another female survivor.