Justice Shukla inaugurates free cancer screening-cum-awareness camp

STATE TIMES NEWS

JAMMU: World Cancer Care, in collaboration with the District Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee (DGPC) Jammu and HEWA, is being organized two-day free Cancer Screening and Awareness Camp at Gurudwara Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Chand Nagar, Jammu, on 15th and 16th March.

Justice S.K. Shukla of the J&K High Court inaugurated the camp and commended the efforts of the World Cancer Care organization, led by Dr. Kulwant Singh Dhaliwal from the UK. He also lauded the contributions of the DGPC Jammu and HEWA for their unwavering dedication to serving humanity.
Hundreds of peoples got benefitted from this camp in the first day today. Ranjeet Singh Tohra President & Balvinder Singh stated that these camps aims to provide free and high quality cancer screening facilities in the well equipped mobile units art vehicle.
They further stated that Breast Screening, PAP Smear-Cervical cancer Screening, PSA Test- Prostrate cancer Screening (for men) Oral & Throat Examination for throat cancer, Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Tests- Checks are being done. Dr Dhillon represented the WCC Team of Doctors.
Responding to a request from Balvinder Singh, Vice President of DGPC Jammu, Dr. Ashutosh Gupta, Principal of GMC, deputed a team of doctors including Dr. Bhavna Langar (Nodal Officer, Preventive Oncology Unit, SCI) and Dr. Sandeep Kour (Senior Consultant, Department of Radiotherapy).
Surjit Singh, General Secretary of DGPC Jammu, urged the public to attend the camp in large numbers on its final day.
Other prominent persons who were present were Ravinder Singh Retd JKAS, Avtar Singh, Karan Singh Bali, Tejinder Singh, Gurmit Singh all members DGPC Jammu, Dr Navneet social reformer, Ravinder Singh Rosi President HEWA.