CCA launches initiative to make Punjab cancer free

Cancer Centers of America (CCA) Ludhiana observed the World Cancer Day. CCA had launched free cancer screening programme for Punjab.

As per report, the program for cancer screening will go on for next one month from February 4 to February 28. The program is said to include blood investigations, oral examination, mammography, PAP smear for females and PSA for males, said CCA senior consultant radiation oncologist Naveen Kanda.

It will definitely help in creating a cancer free state

CCA consultant radiation oncologist Jaspinder Kaur, said “Cancer screening plays a very important part in early diagnosis of the disease and its treatment. With mammography and PAP smear we will be able to screen the two most common female cancers, which will help us in moving towards our aim of making Punjab a cancer free state”.

COO Shibaji Chattopadhyay told, “World Cancer Day 2022-2024 theme is ‘close the care gap’ and the gap in care can be closed only when we join hands and take action to ensure that resources become available equally to all enabling the needy and the rich to get access to the right care. World Cancer Day is an initiative under which the entire world can unite in the fight against the global cancer epidemic”.

CCA nuclear medicine consultant Sunil Kumar, said, “Traditionally, cancer has been considered a terminal ailment with uncertain prognosis. However, over last few years technology driven improvements in diagnosis and treatment have significantly improved the survival rates”.

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