Media Release
Mangaluru, Aug 25: The ‘Jewels’ (Mangaluru & Qatar), a group of service minded people started 5 years ago has been quietly serving the least of people, irrespective of their religion, caste or creed, in their hour of need, especially contributing towards their hospital, medical and treatment expenses, with a focus on cancer patients. Over the past years, the group has voluntarily contributed to help over 75 patients with a total contribution of around Rs 35 lac.
Continuing with this noble cause, and with the vision and focus on raising serious awareness about cancer among the masses and providing them an opportunity to get tested for various types of cancers, ‘Jewels’ (Mangaluru & Qatar), a group of service minded people, in association with Societies of Saint Vincent de Paul (SSVP) /Health Commissions and in collaboration with the Indian Cancer Society, will organize simultaneous free cancer screening and awareness camps by teams of eminent and specialist doctors and nurses from Fr Muller Hospital, KMC Attavar and AJ Hospital at Rosario School campus, Pandeshwar, St Lawrence School campus, Bondel and Parochial Higher Primary School campus, Bajpe on Sunday August 28 from 9 am to 1.30 pm.
A press meet in this regard was organized on Thursday August 25 at the Press Club, where very eminent oncologists Dr Krishna Prasad, chief medical oncologist, MIO; Dr Harsha Prasad, paediatric haemato oncologist, KMC Mangaluru; Dr. Rohan Gatty, associate professor and HOD, surgical oncology, FMMCH; Dr Kamalaksh Shenoy, professor and HOD, radiation oncology, AJ Hospital and Dr M S Athiyamaan, professor and HOD of radiation oncology, KMC Attavar were at hand to provide relevant information.
Cancer awareness presentation and interaction
As creating awareness about cancer is the primary goal of the camps, from 9 am to 10 am, there will be a cancer awareness presentation and interaction by the teams of expert doctors where the questions and doubts of the participants will be answered and clarified.
Also, testimonials of cancer survivors regarding their experience will be presented.
The following tests, which normally cost Rs. 800-1000, will be provided free of cost:
1) Oral examination
2) Breast examination
3) Cervical examination
The camps are expected to be especially beneficial for people with the following symptoms:
- Thickening or lump in breast or scrotum
- Prolonged bleeding and white discharge after menstruation
- Frequent and recurrent cough, hoarse voice, difficulty in swallowing food
- Unhealed ulcer or growth on cheek or tongue
- Indigestion, loss of appetite; burping in the stomach, significant loss of body weight
- Obvious change in mole or wart