Umang is aimed at bringing together patients and their caregivers who are currently battling the disease and survivors of breast cancer
Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI) will launch its own breast cancer support group at the facility tomorrow. ‘Umang’ (Joy), as this support group is called, is aimed at bringing together patients and their caregivers who are currently battling the disease and survivors of breast cancer.
The support group would be flagged off by Bhavdeep Singh, CEO, Fortis Healthcare; Rajesh Verma, Regional Director; Jasdeep Singh, FMRI Zonal Director; Dr Vinod Raina, Director and HOD, Medical Oncology & Haematology, FMRI; Dr BK Mohanty, Director, Radiation Oncology, FMRI and Dr Vedant Kabra, Director, Surgical Oncology, FMRI along with other dignitaries.
The day-long event would be attended by over 50 breast cancer survivors and patients along with their caregivers who would share their experience with others, fighting all odds to come out of this disease.
The event will also have a Lymphedema workshop by Mamta Goenka, a breast cancer survivor from Mumbai where she will inform attendees about what Lymphedema is and how to tackle this condition.
“This session would be conducted by a survivor herself who has been working on it for almost two decades across the country. The session will involve discussion about how to prevent & manage the arm swelling and will be further followed by hands-on training on lymphedema,” said Dr Vedant Kabra, Director, Surgical Oncology, FMRI.
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