New Delhi: Sankalp Cancer Care Foundation (SCCF) organised a cancer awareness & health check-up camp at Qutub Vihar, and New Delhi. Over 350 beneficiaries were a part of this camp who not only underwent specialised health check-ups but were also addressed by renowned clinicians like Dr. Feroz Pasha, Senior Consultant, Onco-surgery, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi and Hon. Medical Director SCCF and Dr. B.K. Singh, Hon. Executive Director SCCF and Associate Consultant Neurosurgery, on the importance of detection of cancers at an early stage and its prevention
Sankalp Cancer Care Foundation (SCCF) is a “Not for Profit Charitable Organization” and it’s Mission is to educate the masses about the scourge of various types of Cancers, their Prevention and undertake timely screening for various types of Cancer at the door steps of the underprivileged masses free of cost.
Dr. Feroz Pasha, Senior Consultant, Onco-surgery, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi and Hon. Medical Director SCCF and Dr. B.K. Singh, Hon. Executive Director SCCF and Associate Consultant Neurosurgery, conducted the medical camp. With a dedicated team of nurses and paramedics the health check camp was done and all patients were assessed and advised under the supervision of Dr. Pasha. Female participants were educated and made awared about breast and cervical cancer by SCCF’s Chairperson Ms Jayanti Singh. They were trained on breast self-examination technique and basic menstrual hygiene. About 280 sanitary pads were distributed. The camp was successfully co-ordinated and conducted by the Project Manager, Ms. Ritu Adhikari.
While addressing the beneficiaries, Dr. B.K. Singh, Hon. Executive Director SCCF and Associate Consultant Neurosurgery, said, “The best ways for early detection and follow up action are education and screening. This facility is totally lacking for our underprivileged citizens. This is where the role of Foundations like ours (SCCF) would chip in and provide early detection for breast, prostate, lung, blood (leukemia) and childhood cancer. For this we provide tests like Mammography, PAP Smear, Serum PSA, Chest X-Rays and blood tests as these are essential first steps.”
The World Health Organization (WHO) in a 2018 report brought out that in the SEARO (South-East Asia Region) there were over 2 million cases and the deaths among them exceeded 1.33 million. Breast Cancer was found to be the major contributor which shared 13.5% of all types of cancer and mortality rate from Breast Cancer was 9.7%. This was followed by Lung, Cervix Uteri, Lip, Oral Cavity. Similarly, the World Cancer Report states that the estimated cancer cases in India, are about 1.16 million new cancer cases, 784,800 cancer deaths every year. The Report also states that “one in 10 Indians are likely to develop some form of cancer during their lifetime. Further, if left undiagnosed and untreated, “one in 15 may die of this scourge.” In India the six most common types of Cancer detected every year are breast (162,500 cases), oral (120,000 cases), cervical (97,000 cases), lung (68,000 cases), stomach (57,000 cases), and colorectal (57,000). Together, these account for 49 per cent of all new cancer cases.
