Mangaluru: As a part of silver jubilee celebration of Yenepoya Dental College, the institution in association with Yen–Onco Centre and Yenepoya University will be conducting a month-long cancer awareness programme for the benefit of public in Mangalore city.
The experts in the field of treating cancer will be delivering awareness talks in various parts of the city and also conduct screening for initial symptoms of oral, breast and cervical cancer. If further investigation is required, the tests will be done in Yenepoya Hospital, Deralakatte at base cost.
The month-long programme was inaugurated by K M Shantaraju, DCP of Mangaluru City Police at Police Lane, Pandeshwar on January 8. On the same day, cancer screening was conducted for all the police personnel of Mangaluru along with their family members.
The screening will also be conducted on various days and places all across the city. The schedule that Yenepoya has put into order goes in the following manner.
- January 15 at north police subdivision office, Panambur.
- January 17 at KSRTC Bus Stand, Bejai.
- January 18 at Mangaluru City Corporation, Lalbagh
- January 20 at Kallapu.
- February 3 at Bengre.
- February 5 at traffic police subdivision office, Kadri.
- February 8 for corporation office workers at Bejai.
The public are requested to make best use of this opportunity.
Why is Yenepoya doing it?
Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for 8.2 million deaths in 2012 alone. Around 9.5 lakh people are suffering from various forms of cancer in India out of which around 2.3 lakh males are diagnosed with lung, oral, esophageal or stomach cancer and 5.2 lakh females are diagnosed with breast, cervical, oral or esophageal cancer. In Karnataka alone there are 45,000 recorded cancer patients.
According to the prediction of GLOBOCON, an international agency for research on cancer, India’s cancer patients will double in the next twenty years. The projections indicate that the absolute number of cancer deaths will also rise. It is also learnt by the agency that tobacco in both smoking and chewing forms contribute to 22 percent of global cancer deaths and 71 percent of global lung cancer deaths.
It is also known that 30 percent of cancer deaths could be prevented by modifying or avoiding risk factors. Some of these cancers are most often preventable if detected at an early stage. So, in order to get an early insight into probable cancer, Yenepoya authorities are taking up this cause to help identify and treat Mangaloreans of various walks of life.
The Cancerthon 2017
In order to emulate the people fighting cancer in various forms, Yenepoya University subsidiaries are conducting a half marathon on February 12. The event will be Mangaluru’s largest competitive fitness event and includes a half marathon, 10 Km run and 5 Km run/walk. The objective behind conducting this marathon is to create awareness among people about cancer, raise funds and support cancer research and treatment.
