Cansahyog, a Cancer support group, launched in Gangtok

September 29, 2011
source:Sikkim Mail


A Cancer help line and Cancer support group called ‘Cansahyog’ a joint venture by Inner Wheel Club of Gangtok and Rotary Club, Gangtok has been lunched recently here in the state a press release informs. The event was attended by Doctors of STNM hospital, members of both the clubs, NGO’s, family members of the affected patients and general public respectively.

The district chairman Dr. Wasima Jahan declared the cancer helpline open during the event. District Governor elected Rtn. Dr. Yogesh Verma informed that gathering about the cancer scenario in state. Adding more he said that Sikkim has a predominance of stomach cancer among male and cervical cancer in females. Inner wheel member Dr. Neeti Nepal highlighted the common cancer, their symptoms and prevention. Whereas the former chairman of Inner Wheel Club, Gangtok Dr. Renu Verma informed that the main aim of the project is to counsel, guide, inform and help cancer patients and their families to fight the dreadful disease. Rtn. Naveen Soni of Rotary Club of Kalimpong in his brief address explained in detail the information available in website cancer Nirvana which he has researched and put together after losing his mother to cancer.

Naveen Soni has a compilation of 1700 pages to answer all questions in minds of the cancer patients and their families. Soni gave away a large number of CD’s which had the compilation for distribution too.

The release mentions that most of the specialists have given their consent to be on the panel of Cansahyog to guide and counsel the patients in the support