Associated Hospital GMC Rajouri Celebrates World Cancer Day 

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RAJOURI FEBRUARY 05:–World Cancer Day celebrated at Associated Hospital GMC Rajouri under the patronage of Prof Dr A S Bhatia Principal GMC Rajouri.

Medical Superintendent Associated Hospital GMC Rajouri Dr Mehmod Hussain Bajar while speaking on the occasion said that:
it has been predicted that cancer cases in India would increase to a staggering 2 million by 2040.

Cancer, the second leading cause of death worldwide, has become a major health concern in the past decades. The silent killer that often goes undetected in its early stages, spreads insidiously before manifesting into noticeable symptoms. Early detection is the key to surviving this deadly disease. In India too, the deadly disease is showing an upward trend. According to Global Cancer Observatory (GLOBOCAN), there were 19.3 million incident cancer cases worldwide for the year 2020. It has been predicted that cancer cases in India would increase to 2 million, a rise of 57.5 per cent in 2040 from 2020. As per National Cancer Registry Programme, one in nine people are likely to develop cancer in their lifetime. Lung and breast cancers were the leading sites of cancer in males and females, respectively. Lymphoid leukaemia emerged as the most common childhood cancer.

World Cancer Day is an international awareness day led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) celebrated on February 4 every year. Cancer is caused by an uncontrolled, abnormal growth of cells in the body that causes lump or tumour in most causes. If left untreated, tumours can grow and spread to other body parts and affect all body functions.

Dr Abdul Hakim, HOD Oncology delivered a Power Point presentation and briefed about various types of cancers with regard to causes, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment. Further he added thatCancers can be caused by a set of modifiable or non-modifiable factors. Many cancers occur due to lifestyle factors like having too much alcohol, obesity, wrong eating habits, and lack of physical activity to name a few. Some people are also genetically predisposed to cancer which puts them at a greater risk of the disease. People with low immunity find themselves more at risk. Exposure to manmade source of radiation from x-rays, gamma rays could also play culprit. Certain infections can also be responsible for causing cancer and around 2.2 million cancer deaths annually are attributed to them.

Attributing on the ocassion students of Government Nursing College GMC Rajouri
Uzma Fayaz, Ubaid Shafi chopan, Fareen chowhan, Bharti devi, Ishrat Fayaz & Sidiqa banoo participated in various activities.