Hyderabad: A comprehensive action plan for behaviour change towards lifestyle modifications and effective service delivery is the need of the hour, said medical experts during a virtual event organised to observe international breast cancer awareness month here on Sunday.
The Union health decretary, K Sujatha Rao said, “Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women in India. If diagnosed early and treated early, many lives can be saved. It is for this reason that the government is focusing on raising awareness, early screening and diagnosis among women.”
An action plan for behavior change towards lifestyle modification is the need of the hour, she added while speaking at the event organised by the city-based Ushalakshmi Breast Cancer Foundation (UBF).
Telangana governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan, the chief guest of the event said, “I am very happy to know that Dr Ushalakshmi, an 87-year-old breast cancer conqueror and a renowned obstetrician and gynecologist has been the inspiration behind the genesis of KIMS-Ushalakshmi Centre for Breast Diseases & Ushalakshmi Breast Cancer Foundation, both of which are based out of Hyderabad.”
She announced that the Raj Bhavan will be illuminated in pink on the last day of October as a mark to create awareness about breast cancer.
The governor appreciated Dr Raghu Ram and his wife, Dr Vyjayanthi for taking the call to leave behind their careers in the UK and relocating to India to take care of his mother who was diagnosed with breast cancer and help several other people fighting with cancer.