Pink Walk organised by Fortis Hospital Ludhiana for Breast Cancer Awareness

Ludhiana, October 18,  2014: Fortis Hospital, Ludhiana today organised a “Pink Walk” in the city to conclude the week long activities in lieu of the breast cancer awareness week, organised in the hospital. Starting early morning, the walk started from Hotel Le’ Baron on Ferozepur road to PAU Gate no 1.

To conclude the Breast Cancer Awareness week, during which an array of activities were organised, a ‘Pink Walk’ was organised which was a Breast Cancer Awareness Walk and people from all spectrums of life participated in it including the Doctors, patients, cancer survivors, school children and others to spread awareness on breast cancer. The walk saw participation from various schools & colleges in the city namely DAV Public School - Sarabha Nagar, Sacred Heart Convent School – Sarabha Nagar, DCM School - Jamalpur andSpringdale School – Chandigarh Road and All Saint Institute of Physiotherapy - Ludhiana. The participants were given free t-shirts, caps, hand bands and refreshments. The key idea behind the walk is to create awareness amongst women about this disease and to educate them that early detection can help save lives. The walk was flagged off by Dr. J.S Sekhon - Director of Medical Oncology, Dr. Harish Matta - Senior Consultant Onco Surgery & HOD of General Surgery, Dr. Harpreet Brar – Admin Head and Mr. Vivan Singh Gill, Facility Director of Fortis Hospital Ludhiana. The event saw tremendous participation from various schools which clearly shows that schools are playing their part very responsibly in the overall education of the kids and making sure that the youth is made well aware of the medical complications in life and how one be treated effectively if the conditions are detected timely.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. J.S Sekhon - Director of Medical Oncology; Fortis Hospital Ludhiana, said,“Medical Science has made significant advances and early detection is of upmost importance in treatment of breast cancer. We and trying to make women aware of the same as diagnosis at an early stage helps 90-95 percent of patients become cured totally.”

Adding further, Dr. Harish Matta – Senior Consultant Onco Surgery & HOD of General Surgery; Fortis Hospital Ludhiana, said “The most unique achievement in this walk is the launch of a survivor group of more than 200 breast cancer survivors. This group of survivors is a great resource and help to the newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. Contact details of survivors are shared with the recently diagnosed patients and women can get in touch with the survivors. This helps greatly in coping up with the disease and most important message out of this is that BREAST CANCER DOES NOT SIMPLY MEAN DEATH. The hospital will ensure regular support to these survivors in the form of follow ups and activities pertaining to awareness and treatment. This unique initiative by Fortis Hospital, Ludhiana will be an amazing confidence booster to the breast cancer patients.”

On the occasion,  Vivan Singh Gill – Facility Director of Fortis Hospital Ludhiana, announced that “Fortis Hospital Ludhiana is launching a Fortis city centre soon on Ferozepur road which shall meet the requirements of people in this part of the city. At Fortis we ensure that the best of healthcare services are provided to the patients as we are a patient centric hospital. The new city centre will also provide the best of diagnostic and healthcare facilities to the people of Ludhiana.”

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