Cancer Awareness At Vidyodaya Public School

On 19th January 2023, Mangalore Institute of Oncology organized Cancer Awareness Programme to educate teachers regarding Cancer in Vidyodaya Public School. Dr. Hemanth Kumar, Consultant Medical Oncologist was the guest of honour accompanied by Govardhan Bhandarkar, Public Relation Officer and Our Principal Mrs Anitha P Raj. Dr. Hemanth Kumar created awareness on Breast Cancer, its causes & preventive measures.

Displaying slides he rolled out statistics to prove the alarming increase in breast cancer cases in recent years. The elaborate presentation covered aspects like probable symptoms that cause breast cancer, ways to identify it in early stages to be cured off.

The factors causing cancer are genetic, physiological, dietary, environmental and life style. They suggested precautionary measures like avoiding cholesterol rich fat diet, alcohol intake, reducing obesity based on the BMI standard, curtailing use of tobacco, being aware on aspects like endocrine disruption due to oral contraceptive use, physical inactivity, proper clothing, benefits of breast feeding etc. Later on, he briefed the participants on methods of early detection and curative measures. He also explained about Self Breast Examination( SBE), clinical tests, mammography and ultra sound scanning and advised teachers on the measures to be taken to protect themselves from the dreadful disease. He advised the teachers to be conservative, follow healthy food containing fibrous rich foods with Vitamin A, E and C, Beta carotenes and selenium supplements.

All the audience congratulated the Dr. Hemanth Kumar for the initiative to create awareness among women regarding this deadly disease. Everyone appreciated the program and opined that these kinds of programs are very useful and may be conducted frequently.