Lecture organised on Independence Day to create awareness on Prostate Cancer

Ludhiana, August 15, 2014: Independence Day celebrations were marked with great enthusiasm at the The Senior Citizen Bhawan, urban Estate Phase II, Dugri, Ludhiana. Dr Navdeep Singh, Head of Cancer Department, Global Heart and Super-Speciality Hospital, Ludhiana was invited to deliver a lecture and create awareness on Prostate cancer amongst the senior citizens.

While addressing the members on this auspicious day, Dr Navdeep Singh took the initiative to create awareness amongst senior citizens and explained how people and medical fraternity from across the globe celebrate September being World Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Prostate cancer arises from prostate gland and Dr. Navdeep adds that, prostate is not a nutshell but a bombshell.

An informational session was held where Dr. Navdeep explained the symptoms and detection of prostate cancer. Dr Navdeep Singh, Head of Cancer Department, Global Heart and Super-Speciality Hospital, Ludhiana said, “Prostate Cancer is amongst top 5 cancers in Punjab. It’s still a prevalent misconception in the society that this cancer is incurable and the patients don’t live a normal lifestyle after treatment. The only issue remaining now is to make people aware of the importance of early detection of the disease so it can be treated effectively. Every male should get a PSA done at the age of 40 for early detection.”

Dr Navdeep further explained that, "this deadly disease occurs in males about 50 years of age. The symptoms include dribbling (inability to control the release of urine from bladder) or increase in frequency of urination, inability to control urination and low back pain. The cancer is curable if detected at early stages. It is advised to take good amount of red vegetables especially tomatoes; in any form as raw tomatoes, tomato juice etc; as they have Lycopene, which is an anti-cancer agent.”

Finally, on the occasion of Independence Day, Dr. Navdeep Singh concluded by saying “Let’s make India free of prostate cancer and spread this message of early detection to your family, friends, neighbors, colleagues and peer group. I advise people that they make changes in their lifestyle, avoid obesity by developing an exercise routine in daily schedule. He further said that every son should gift his father; his real life hero; a PSA test every year after the age of 50 to help in early detection of the cancer.”