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Walkathon on breast cancer awareness held

Walkathon on breast cancer awareness held
Noted singer and musician Glen Perry participating in the walkathon at the Colva beach to spread awareness on breast cancer. Captured by : Santosh Mirajkar

MARGAONoted musician and singer Glen Perry, son of legendary Chris Perry, organised a walkathon to spread awareness on breast cancer at the Colva beach on Tuesday. A group of youngsters participated in the walkathon at the Colva beach with the objective to send across the message that there is cure for breast cancer if diagnosed at an early stage. Glen told the media that he has been organising events across the world over the years to spread awareness on breast cancer. “Breast cancer has been claiming millions of lives every year. The main purpose of holding the walkathon is to raise awareness. Many people shy away from undergoing the simple screening test which can detect breast cancer at an early stage,” he said.

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Hemophilia Society conducts patient education

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Nov 23, 2022, 10:02 PM IST
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Hemophilia Society conducts patient education

PANAJIThe Hemophilia Society Goa held a patient education programme and occupational therapy camp in association with Goa Medical College recently at GMC where blood screening for Hepatitis B and C was also held. The project was headed by Dr Ramnath Nevrekar, MD medicine (GMC) with Dr Mahadeva Swami, haematologist, Manipal Hospital Goa as the guest speaker. Dr Vaishali Joshi, head of the department of paediatrics at GMC extended her full support to paediatric patients with…

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