HealthCare Global Enterprises, (HCG) South Africa’s cancer network, announced that the company is planning to set cancer facility center in Ethiopia. The facility, which is estimated to be constructed within twenty months, needs a total investment of around twenty two million US dollars. “As we usually do elsewhere, we plan to set up the facility in partnership with a local private company,” said Dinesh Madhavan, HCG’s Marketing Director, during the press briefing at the Hilton Addis yesterday afternoon (July 21, 2011).

“Our main objective is to change the way cancer is being treated in Ethiopia. We hope the facility will save the money, time and energy cancer patients in Ethiopia have been spending to travel to South Africa for treatment,” he said.

In addition to treatment for cancer patients and providing prevention advices and consulting, the facility will also be used as training institute for teaching Ethiopian health professionals on how they can treat cancer.

The construction of the facility will be started in the coming September, according to Mr.Madhavan, who also noted that HCG’s team of doctors have been providing free cancer treatment visit in Ethiopia at Bethel Hospital every three months.

HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd, headquartered in Bangalore and South Asia’s Largest Cancer Care Network, is a cancer care network with quality care across 22 centers. To know more about HCG please visit http://hcgoncology.com

The Shadow Box:

The Shadow Box is a Pulitzer and Tony award – winning drama from Michael Cristofer. It interweaves the lives of three dramatically different cancer patients and their loved ones to give a dynamic & inspiring take on death and dying. They struggle to find meaning in their last moments on earth, to leave legacies, to reassure themselves their lives were actually worth living. The play shows that even though death is a personal struggle, all human beings are bound together by the same love of life & fear of death.
This production is brought to you by Play On!, a collection of Bangalore’s finest theater talent – all, stalwarts in their own right. Collectively, they have kept audiences enthralled with their thespian abilities.

HCG Foundation:

The HCG Foundation’s single minded aim is to provide a system where need based patients can receive comprehensive state-of the art cancer care treatment, with affordability & accessibility. The foundation has helped over 1000 patients since inception – from concessions, to covering the entire cost of cancer care for financially deserving patients.

Besides raising awareness & funds, the HCG Foundation has other initiatives like the PinkHope Support Group for cancer survivors and the Swasti Art Gallery which showcases work from talented artist.

The proceeds from this production will help the Foundation provide much needed care to indentified patients.

For more info http://hcgfoundation.org

For Donor pass call : 080 – 4020 6225

RSVP: Mr. Ravi Shankar – 9886653167,

Bangalore 18th March 2011: Advancements in medical technology are empowering Clinicians and Doctors across the world to meet challenges faster and better. However to optimize the outcome, know-how is important.

HCG launched the world’s 1st Biograph m CT, an advanced technology of a High Definition PET CT scan which is the next level of integrated imaging.

Speaking to the media on this occasion, Dr.Rodney Hicks Professor & Director –Molecular Imaging at Peter Mac Callum Cancer Center, Melbourne, Australia said “This is an advanced technology with the ability to make the diagnosis precise. Thus during treatment, radiotherapy can be targeted to the cancer cells without affecting the good cells. With this technology the side effects of radiotherapy can be minimized”.

Dr. Ajaikumar Chairman HCG said “Metabolic changes of an organ can be noticed much before anyone can see anatomical changes. Thus early diagnosis is possible through PET CT.India has already acquired 70 PET CT scan machines, of which HCG alone has four similar machines across its centers and has ordered five more PET CT scanners. However HCG is the only center in India to have acquired HD PET CT.

Adding to this Dr.K G Kallur’, Director – Molecular Imaging HCG said that the patient can undergo an HD PET CT after a few weeks of treatment to see if the drugs are having a positive effect. Since Cancer treatment is expensive if the drugs don’t have a positive effect on the patient, the drugs can be changed immediately. This way the patient and his family no longer have to shell out money for a futile treatment, he added.

As a knowledge sharing initiative HCG and Siemens organized an exclusive preview of Biograph m CT for over 400 doctors from India.

About HCG:

HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd. (HCG), South Asia’s largest cancer care network, currently owns and manages a network of 20 state-of-the-art cancer treatment centers across South Asia. HCG focuses on the entire value chain in cancer care from diagnostics, high end imaging services, organ preservation surgeries, to cutting edge research. It has a vision to provide high quality, affordable and comprehensive cancer care to all segments of the society. Bangalore Institute of Oncology (BIO), the flagship of HCG, was set up almost two decades ago by Dr. Ajaikumar who had then just moved back from the US and was the first dedicated comprehensive Cancer Centre in the private space.

For more details log on to http://hcgoncology.com

Cervical cancer has attracted much media coverage in recent years, largely because of Jade Goody’s sad death from the disease, and yet in the run up to Cervical Cancer Prevention Week in 2011 20% of women in the UK fail to attend cervical screening when invited.

A recent survey published by The Eve Appeal gynaecological cancer research charity ‘What Women Know – Report on Awareness Levels of Cervical Cancer amongst Women in England’ indicated that awareness levels of cervical cancer amongst nearly 1400 women of 16 and over were also worrying low.

Each year in the UK 2,800 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed – more than half of these are in women under the age of 50. It is the second most common cancer in women under 35 however is very rare in women under 25.

During Cervical Cancer Prevention Week The Eve Appeal aims to arm women with the knowledge to protect themselves against the disease and to encourage the three stage prevention plan.

Almost all cases of cervical cancer can be prevented by screening and HPV vaccination.

Stage 1 – HPV Vaccination

If you are under 18, get vaccinated. The HPV vaccination is the best way to help protect yourself against developing cervical cancer.

In more than 70% of cervical cancer cases, the cause is infection with one of two strains of HPV (human papilloma virus) which can be prevented by immunisation.

Stage 2 – Cervical Screening

Because the HPV vaccine does not protect against all cervical cancers, it is still vitally important for all women to have cervical screening – more commonly known as a smear test – later in life.

Cervical screening in England is offered to women over the age of 25.

Stage 3 – Know the facts

Know the signs and symptoms and if you experience any, tell your doctor.

Says Gemma Byrne of The Eve Appeal “The earlier cervical cancer is diagnosed, the better the outcome will be, so even if women have been vaccinated and had regular screening, none of these is 100% effective so women owe it to themselves to be aware of the early warning signs”

With support from the Department of Health, The Eve Appeal has been working to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of cervical cancer and has published a series of information materials called ‘What women need to know… about cervical cancer’ including a leaflet; postcard and DVD of five fabulous women talking about cervical cancer screening, vaccination and signs and symptoms.

“Our hopes are that the publication of these materials on cervical cancer will give women clear and concise information on the warning signs and symptoms of the disease; provide them with the advice they need to reduce their risk of contracting cervical cancer and encourage them to seek medical help sooner than they might otherwise have done.”

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