The AMRI Hospitals Bhubaneswar organised an event, Bikeathon, here on Sunday to create awareness against spread of cancer and its ill effects.
Many super bikers, doctors and medical professionals participated in the Bikeathon and imparted knowledge about cancer among public.
More than 150 motorcyclists moved a stretch of 15 kilometer. It was flagged off by Higher Education Minister Dr Arun Kumar Sahoo in the presence of Traffic DCP Sagarika Nath and AMRI Hospitals chief marketing officer Mahender Pala, Medical Services head Dr Manish Kumar, associate vice-president Nilanjana Mukherjee and HR head Rajashree Upadhaya.
A number of cancer survivors shared their accounts of struggle with the disease, and how they overcame the physical and mental trauma.
“It is important to have a multi-disciplinary approach towards cancer treatment and only super specialty hospitals like AMRI can provide that kind of support to cancer patients. More than one-third cancer cases can be prevented. Another third can be cured if detected early and treated properly, said Pala.
