Breast Cancer Awareness - Walk For Life,Living Beyond Breast Cancer, Close the care gap - Thrive 365 on 8th October, 2023,Sunday.
Breast Cancer Awareness - Walk For Life,Living Beyond Breast Cancer, Close the care gap - Thrive 365 on 8th October, 2023,Sunday.
Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital hosted the - Walk for Life. It was organized for creating and spreading awareness about breast cancer in the city. With 700 participants, it stared from Heritage Gardens at Hiranandani complex, Powai covering a distance of 2.2 kms around the scenic Powai Hiranandani Gardens . Also present at this proud occasion were many breast cancer survivors.
Spearheading this event, Dr. Sujit Chatterjee, CEO, Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital said, “Breast cancer cases have doubled in India over the last two decades. With this initiative we hope to reach out to the masses and encourage all women to come forward to fight this dreaded disease.”
He further added, “This walkathon is a cross section of the city's citizenry, young and old, from all walks of life, to come together and create a platform for spreading awareness about breast cancer and the significance of its early detection. It gives me tremendous pleasure seeing so many participants which reaffirms that the city of Mumbai and Mumbaikars have a strong social conscience”
Dr Niranjan Hiranandani Founder Chairman and Managing Director of Hiranandani Communities said India’s greatest treasure is the Indian woman. Even in metros the pivotal role of the woman in the family does not change. It is necessary that women’s remains healthy so that at the end of the day it is the family that is secure. High costs of advanced therapy can be avoided.
Dr Namita Pandey - Breast Onco Surgeon, said the treatment modalities are so advanced that for breast cancers that are detected early, breast conservation therapy is possible and the patient can lead a normal life without having to undergo mutilating surgery or chemotherapy or any other modality of treatment.
Dr Neeraj Tulara Consultant General Physician, Thanks for volunteering the event and streamline registration.
