Movie event for fund raising(Helping Hands For Cancer Patients)

A Fund Raising activity was carried out in the form of a Movie Show at Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad, on the 15th of December 2009 by Dr Syed Muslim Abbas, Dr Raees Malik and Dr Ghulam Mustafa under the supervision of Associate Professor Dr Ali Yawar Alam Community Health Sciences.
The funds raised by the entry tickets were all directly transfered to the account of Helping Hands for Cancer Patients Shifa Foundation Falahee Clinic by Dr Ali Yawar Alam the founder and the inspiration behind this event.
The show was enjoyed by both the faculty and students of SCM, and they appreciated the spirit behind the event.

U.B.L health awareness and fund raising program(Helping Hands For Cancer Patients)

A health awareness and funding raising conference was conducted at U.B.L Cantt Branch Rawalpindi on the 11th of December 2009 by Dr Syed Muslim Abbas under the supervision and guidance of Dr Ali Yawar Alam, Associate Professor Community Health Sciences SCM. There was active participation of the U.B.L Staff in this noble event. The aim was to involve and educate the corporate section of the society reagarding cancer and to raise valuable funds for the needy cancer patients. Interactive Discussion was carried out by Dr Ali Yawar Alam and Dr Muslim Abbas to the young officers and senior staff of U.B.L.
Special emphasis was laid on the possible Prevetive measures and early signs and symptoms of cancer.
After the Session a question/answer session was held in which important information was exchanged.In the end membership forms were distributed among the staff and valuable funds were collected forthe needy cancer patients. The Regional Cheif Syeda Sanjeela and Vice President Syed Shafqat Ali were convinced by this health awareness and fundraising pragram conducted in their illustrious organisation and insisted for further health awareness lectures in the near future.

Funds Needed for a 6 year old child with Lymphatic Leukaemia

Helping Hands For Cancer patients has helped in the management of a 6
year old child with Lymphatic Leukaemia, admitted at Shifa Foundation Falahee Clinic.
We are in need of more funds, as the child's parents cannot afford treatment.
Please donate your Zakat, Sadaqat and Khairat for this noble cause.
May God bless you. Ameen. Jazak Allah Khair

Cancer Awareness School Health Education Program

A health education program was organized by the community health sciences section, SCM regarding cancer awareness among school children. Our message pertains to early diagnosis and prompt treatment of cancer. Our vision is to target different school/ colleges of Pakistan, including the educational institutes of rural areas. The first school we visited is city school capital campus Islamabad.

A presentation was given by Dr. Ali Yawar Alam, associate Professor CHS, SCM.
Children were sensitized with recent statistics of incidence and prevalence of different types of cancers in Pakistan.

Special focus was set on screening people with early signs and symptoms of cancers.
Students were given basic background knowledge to screen high risk individuals and to guide them to get immediate treatment.

In the end of the session membership forms were filled by volunteering students to join “helping hands for cancer patients”

Pictures Fund Raising For Needy Cancer Patients

Fund Raising for Needy Cancer Patients was a huge success at the occasion of Islamic conference on Feb 28th and March 1st, 2009.

Helping Hands For Cancer Patients thanks the students, faculty members, Civil society organizations, donor agencies and general community members for taking active part in the fund raising campaign and making it a huge success. We look forward to your continued support for looking after the needy cancer patients.

Helping Hands For Cancer patients Team thanks

all the students, faculty members, staff of

Shifa College of Medicine and Shifa Foundation Falahee Clinic for taking active part in the Fund Raising campaign.

Due your interest the Fund raising campaign was successful.

Your continued support is required.

What are the warning symptoms and signs of cancers?

1. Indigestion or difficulty in swallowing or feeling full after eating only a small amount of food.
2. Thickening or lump in breast, scrotum or elsewhere in the body
3. A cough that persists; hoarseness or change in the voice; a cough that does not go away; blood in the sputum
4. A sore or ulcer that does not heal, increases in size, bleeds or becomes painful
5. Change in bowel or bladder frequency, change in color of stool, diarrhea or constipation; blood in urine or stools.
6. Unusual bleeding or discharge in urine or stools; discharge (particularly if blood stained) from any part of the body, e.g., nipples, urethra or vagina; bleeding after sexual intercourse, bleeding in between menstrual cycles.
7. A white or red patch in the mouth, lasting more than four weeks.
8. Obvious change in a wart or mole