MGM CANCER INSTITUTE CONDUCTS AN AWARENESS WALKATHON FOR BREAST CANCER
~ #WalkInPink in Chennai ~
Chennai, 31 October 2022: MGM Cancer Institute celebrated Pink October with a ‘WALKATHON’ in Chennai on Sunday, October 30, 2022. The walkathon was flagged off by the Deputy Commissioner of Police P Thiru. Vijay Kumar from MGM Cancer Institute, Chennai. Thiru Mohan MLA and Ms. Revathi, Film Actress, Director and a Social Worker welcomed the walkers and spoke about the breast cancer awareness.
The walkathon began at 6:00 AM from MGM Cancer Institute at Nelson Manickam Road and covered till Anna Nagar Tower Park. The walkathon had 500 participating with complete enthusiasm. Dr. Urjitha Rajagopalan, Dir ector, MGM Healthcare, Chennai along with her team of doctors led the Walkathon. The event featured Zumba classes handled by experts and had Breast Cancer Awareness talks by the Doctors. Students from D.G. Vaishnav College and Krishnaswamy College participated in the walkathon.
#PinkOctober is celebrated every year with an objective of spreading awareness about breast cancer. Having the theme as “Walk away from Breast Cancer” and “Let’s Walk together to keep breast cancer away”, this year’s purpose of the Walkathon is to extend support in educating and preventing Breast Cancer.
On speaking at the Walkathon, Dr. M.A.Raja, Senior Consultant Medical Oncology, Director – Oncology Services, Chairman, Medical Advisory Board said, “MGM always encourages and conducts such awareness drives and ext end our support for the cancer afflicted. It is time that people understood the impact that this disease could have on the society. The purpose is to create awareness and educate more women in understanding the nature of the disease, to be aware and to be prepared.”
About MGM Cancer Institute
MGM Cancer Institute, a Cancer Care hospital in Nelson Manickam Road, Aminjikarai in Chennai and has the st ate-of-the-art facility designed to be a one stop destination for cancer care and treatment. The cancer institute has a dedicated PET CT, the Umi 550 with 80 Slides SCA. It is also the most technologically advanced PET CT in Tamil Nadu HD 80 PET CT for greater accuracy in diagnosis and outcomes.
The 150 bedded and eight-storeyed building at Nungambakkam sports a unique architecture under the theme the “Art of dance” in each of the floor to kindle positivity and healing in the patients.
MGM Cancer Institute will have the privilege of working with some of the renowned oncological experts. The centre will be benefited by the services of 100+ doctors with 50+ senior consultants who have treated patients with different types of cancers and across age groups and different stages of cancer.
