An awareness program on prevention and early detection of Cancer was organised for the students of Bhavan’s Public School recently. The resource person was Dr Thomas Varughese (inset) from India, a specialist with 25 years of experience as a cancer specialist, surgical and cosmetic oncologist. He is also the inventor of Drain less approach in conservative mastectomy (Thomas technique) and also received several awards for the same.
The Principal welcomed the doctor and the gathering. A P Manikantan, Vice-President delivered the presidential address. Dr Thomas talked about how to prevent cancer with better life style including food, good habits and work out . He also stressed that onset of cancer is not the end of life and current advanced technology gives lot of room for treatment which have lesser side effects and one can lead a normal life with the early detection and treatment of cancer. The entire session was very interactive and informative for the children and the teachers.
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