HARSIMRAT’S
NOVEL DRIVE AGAINST BREAST CANCER DETECTS 10 POSITIVE CASES IN
20 DETECTION CAMPS
Five Member Cancer specialists team to camp in Malwa region
for a month
Chandigarh, October 27:
The campaign of Member Parliament Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal
to focus the attention of Nation on the unprecedented rise in
the cases of cancer in general and breast cancer particular amongst
the women yielded results with an NGO, Roko Cancer Charitable
Trust dispatching a five member high level team of Medical oncologists
and radiologists to Bathinda. The team that started its first
cancer detection camp today at Talwandi Sabo would conduct a series
of 16 camps in the Cancer hit villages of Bathinda and Mansa districts.
It may be added that Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal had been pursuing
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Union Health Minister Mr.
Gulam Nabi Azad drawing their attention towards rising cases of
Cancer in Malwa belt. She had requested the Union Government to
get a specialized study conducted in Malwa region to find the
root cause of Cancer in this region. She had requested Prime Minister
to approve setting up of an All India Institute of Oncology and
Radiology at Bathinda.
As a prelude to the visit of this special team, the Punjab Health
Department had conducted over 20 camps and examined 1924 women
during last three weeks and detected that over 10 women were suffering
from breast cancer and due to early diagnosis they could be screened
with symptoms at initial stages. The Health workers had been motivating
women residents of the villages to get them examined for detection
of breast cancer so that if detected in early stage, they could
be provided treatment in the hospital.
With the efforts of volunteers 1924 patients were examined in
20 camps organized in remote villages of Malwa region. The Mammography
of 486 cases having suspected symptoms was got done. After detailed
study of Mammography reports, biopsy of suspected 64 cases was
got done at Civil Hospital Mansa out of which 24 suspected cases
were taken for FNC clinical examination. Out of these 24 cases,
10 women were found suffering from breast cancer at initial stages.
Commenting on this whole exercise Mrs. Badal said that she was
making humble efforts to educate the women to come forward to
get them checked so that cancer could be detected at an early
stage and they could be provided timely treatment. She said that
women generally were oblivious of risk of cancer and were taking
these problems lightly. She said that it was quite difficult task
to make rural women agree to get them selves examined for suspected
breast cancer. She thanked the health department for making all
out efforts to make this campaign a success.
The Member Parliament said that she had already requested Prime
Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to setup an All India Institute of
Radiotherapy and Oncology in Malwa region so that patents suffering
from cancer need not go to Sri Ganganagar or other distant places
for treatment. She said that without waiting for any response
from Union government to her proposal, she herself has started
this humble exercise and was happy to know that this month long
campaign in 20 villages could detect 10 positive cases at an early
stage. She said that by providing them timely treatment we would
be able to save their lives and help these families.
The member Parliament hoped that this campaign in other villages
would motivate women to come forward and get them examined without
any fear or shame.
These camps were conducted from September 16 to October 14.
During these camps at Boha about 140 patients were examined and
25 patients got their mammography done, at Joga 80 patients were
examined and 22 got their mammography done, at Jhunir 110 patients
were examined and 33 got their mammography done, at Khaila Kalan
147 patients were examined and 39 got their mammography done,
at Sardulgarh 70 patients were examined and 29 got their mammography
done, at Dhapi 46 patients were examined and 14 got their mammography
done, at Bhaini Bagha 64 patients were examined and 20 got their
mammography done, at Ubha 184 patients were examined and 27 got
their mammography done, at Karandi 55 patients were examined and
29 got their mammography done, at Behniwal 103 patients were examined
and 24 got their mammography done, at Jaurkian 80 patients were
examined and 28 got their mammography done, at Ranghrial 80 patients
were examined and 12 got their mammography done, at Biroke Kalan
167 patients were examined and 26 got their mammography done,
at Kulrian 75 patients were examined and 13 got their mammography
done, at Bhikhi 81 patients were examined and 24 got their mammography
done, at Phaphre Bhaike 174 patients were examined and 28 got
their mammography done, at Bareta 55 patients were examined and
24 got their mammography done, at Budhalada 112 patients were
examined and 29 got their mammography done, at Mansa 45 patients
were examined and 23 got their mammography done and whole chain
of camps concluded with last camp organized at PHC Nangal Kalan
where 55 patients were examined and 27 got their mammography done.
Sekhwan new Information and Public Relations Minister
Chandigarh October 27:
On
the advice of Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal, the
Punjab Governor Gen. (Ret) S.F.Rodrigues today gave approval to
allot portfolios to the newly sworn in Cabinet Minister Mr. Sewa
Singh Sehkhwan. Disclosing this here today a spokesman of the
Chief Minister’s office said that Mr. Sekhwan would look
after the portfolios of Information and Public Relations , NRI
Affairs, Removal of Grievances, Defence Services Welfare and pensioners’
Welfare wing of the Finance Department .
Meanwhile , the Punjab Government also allotted the portfolio
of Agriculture to the newly sworn in Chief Parliamentary Secretary
Mr. Sohan Singh Dhandal and had been attached to the Agriculture
Minister Mr. Sucha Singh Langha, added the spokesman.
84.70 LAKH TONNES PADDY PROCURED IN PUNJAB
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Chandigarh, October 27: Government agencies and private millers
procured more than 84.70 lakh tonnes of Paddy till last evening
Out of total procurement of 8470591 tonnes of paddy in all the
procurement centers of Punjab, Government agencies procured 8288036
tonnes of paddy (97.8%) till date whereas private traders procured
182555 tonnes (2.2%) of paddy. Till October 26, PUNGRAIN had procured
2362535 tonnes (28.5%) whereas MARKFED procured 1706958 tonnes
(20.6%). PUNSUP procured 1949469 tonnes (23.5%), PSWC procured
1049053 tonnes (12.7%) whereas PAIC was able to procure 810207
tonnes (9.8 %) of paddy.
The Central Government agency FCI had been able to procure 409814
tonnes (4.%).
The spokesman added that District Patiala with 926788 tonnes of
procurement was leading in procurement operations whereas district
Ferozepur 858380 tonnes of procurement was at second slot and
District Ludhiana with 734103 tonnes of procurement ranked at
third position.
The State Government has set up 1600 procurement centres and
activated its total machinery to ensure smooth procurement of
paddy, the spokesman added.
DEPARTMENTAL EXAMINATION FROM NOVEMBER 16, 2009
Chandigarh, October 27:
Central Committee of Examination, Punjab is organizing the next
departmental examination of certain categories of Officers/Officials
from November 16 to November 20, 2009 at local Lajpat Rai Bhawan,
Sector-15 in two shifts i.e. from 9.00 A.M. to 12:00 noon and
2:00 to 5:00 P.M.
Disclosing this here today a spokesman of the Punjab Government
said that these categories includes Assistant Commissioners/ Extra
Assistant Commissioners, I.P.S officers, Civil Judges (Junior
Division), Tehsildars/ Revenue Officials, Officers of Forest Department
I.F.S., Officers of the Agriculture/ Soil Conservation Services/Horticulture
Services, Animal Husbandry & Fisheries department, Wardens/Inspectors
of Wild Life Preservation department, Officers/Officials of the
department of Jails, Excise and Taxation department, Cooperation,
Dairy Development, Block Development and Panchayat Officers, Lady
Circle Supervisors of Rural Development and Panchayat Department
and Officers of Labour & Employment Departments.
