PANAJI
October is the month for breast cancer awareness, and sensitise the public on this issue. “Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in India. In India, one woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every 4 minutes. One woman dies of breast cancer every 13 minutes in India. However, even if breast cancer cannot be prevented, it can surely be treated within time,” states Vikram Verlekar, managing director at Ulhas Jewellers. The jewellery showroom has been striving to create an awareness on the high mortality rate due to the lack of awareness and delay in screening and diagnosis and holds annual awareness campaigns across the State.The staff will be creating awareness among the customers by handing informative bookmarks. And to include more Goans in the awareness campaign, Ulhas will be presenting live musical evenings by Reena and Lindsay during the month of October. The shows will be live on Facebook and efforts will be made to create awareness on Breast Cancer via contests and advice from prominent doctors in this field.
