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Cancer patients
walk ramp with Miss India finalists Mumbai:
It was a special day for children suffering from cancer as they walked the
ramp with Miss India 2009 finalists here last evening to create awareness that
cancer is curable and to raise funds for an NGO engaged in fighting cancer. The
kids took to the ramp one after another along with the Femina Miss India contestants
and were later crowned. Bollywood actor Kumar Gaurav, accompanied by his wife
Namrata Dutt, attended the function, boosting the morale of children. "It will
create a lot of awareness because a lot of people think that cancer is not curable.
But when detected early you can cure cancer and come out of it," said Namrata
Dutt. Kumar Gaurav added, "I think it's more about telling people and making them
aware of this disease. How it can be prevented if people do regular check-ups?
People don't go for check-ups due to fear of the word cancer, but if diagnosed
at the right time, it is curable. The Miss India contestants also took up some
painting lessons and showed their talent on canvas. The paintings would be auctioned
and the funds would go for the welfare of the cancer patients. "We all did paintings.
It's going to get auctioned," said Hanika, a Femina Miss India finalist. According
to WHO reports, more than 11 million people are diagnosed with cancer every year,
with 800,000 cases being reported in India alone. Cancer causes seven million
deaths every year-or 12.5 percent of deaths worldwide. It is estimated that by
2020, there will be 16 million new cases every year. -Mar
25, 2009 |
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