CanSupport organized an awareness session for the staff of children hope prayas (NGO). The session took place at their premises on 19 December, 2019.

The session was aimed at raising awareness about the major causes of cancer such as smoking, alcohol intake, tobacco consumption, lack of exercise, and a sedentary lifestyle, etc. among urban population.

Dr. Apala, CanSupport’s resident doctor conducted the session on cancer awareness, she emphasized that according to research, breast and ovarian cancer are on the rise in women, while mouth, lung and blood cancer continue to increase in men. She explained how one can prevent and minimize the effects of cancer by proactively going for regular check-ups.

Around 38 staff attended this session.

We are grateful to Pfizer for supporting CanSupport Wellness initiative to increase awareness about Cancer and how we can prevent it. CanSupport would like to thank Mrs. Akhilesh Sharma, Project Manager and Mrs. Kunti, Community worker for invaluable support in organizing the session.