WEBINAR ON CANCER PREVENTION AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE BY SWSA

A webinar on ‘Cancer Prevention and Healthy Lifestyle’ was organized by Social Work Students Association (SWSA) in collaboration with Sanjeevani Life Beyond Cancer (SLBC) on 5^th September 2020. Ms. Florina Singh introduced the resource person, Ms. Sumki Begum to the gathering. At first, the attendees were shown a video about Sanjeevani and how it helps cancer survivors, after which Ms. Seena Kimhoiching of III BSW spoke about SWSA and about SLBC's role in cancer prevention and healthy lifestyle. A prayer song was then sung by Sr. Mary Nisha of II MSW. Ms. Ruby Ahluwalia, Senior Bureaucrat and co-founder of SLBC, addressed the students about the various flagship projects run by the organisation such as the Can Sahyogi, Satori, Can Saarthi, and Can Chetna. The resource person of the session was Ms. Sumki Begum, Senior Programme Coordinator. She highlighted the important aspects of cancer which includes early detection, making a substantial difference in a person’s life diagnosed with cancer, how to reduce the probability of getting cancer; causes of cancer and how one could prevent it by working on some specific factors. The attendees were shown videos which explained how people could work on improving their immunity system. Ms. Sumki also discussed the symptoms and the risk factors of cancer. She talked about how to diagnose cancer in the early stage with a method known as ‘CAUTION’, each letter indicating a particular symptom. With the lack of sleep being one of the risk factors, a video explaining it was shown. After this, the common forms of cancer and the possible changes that can be expected in a person suffering from cancer were highlighted. 

The session also included an online quiz conducted by Mr. Pratik Permey. It was a thrilling game and all the attendees loved it. Following this, there was a question and answer. After all the questions were answered, the winners of the quiz were declared. They were- Athira (1^st  place), Diya (2^nd place) and Thomas and Rayhan (3^rd place).  Following this, Mr. Anil Ahluwalia, cofounder of SLBC, addressed the attendees about the changes in lifestyle that adds to the probability of having cancer, and the role social workers played in spreading awareness. He also talked about the internship opportunities at SLBC. Ms. Sumki then informed the attendees about the digital awareness programmes conducted by SLBC and how it has helped in creating awareness in society. Ms. Seena thanked Ms. Begum for the informative session and also showed a chart summarising the contents of the session. Then, Ms. Viola Noronha, the SWSA coordinator, also appreciated SLBC and Ms. Begum's efforts. Ms. Marryam Jahangir, proposed the vote of thanks and with that the webinar came to an end.