Bengaluru 30th September 2016 : Marwari Yuva Manch Bangalore (R) Branch had conducted Cancer Detection & Awareness Camps on 30th Sept 2016 at Nithyananda High School in Jigani. More than 200 people were screened for Cancer in this Camp. This Camp was sponsored by Karnataka Marwari Samaj (R), Bangalore. People were motivated to quit smoking and not eat tobacco related products in order to prevent Cancer. The eminent guests in this Camp were Shri Krishnappa (MLA, Uttarahalli), Smt. Puniratnamma Shivshankar (Chairman, Jigani Pursabha), Smt. Krishnamma Mariappa (Vice-Chairman, Jigani Pursabha) among others. Convenors for this Camp were Anil Alampuria, Praveen Agarwal & Suresh Pareek.
The Cancer Detection Camp was organized to draw the attention of the public to the ill-effects of smoking, chewing tobacco and pan masala products. The purpose of the camp is to reach out to as many people and their families as possible, in different socio-economic sections of society and persuade them to go in for regular screening. During these camps, the people will be screened for cancer & motivate to adopt healthy lifestyle and QUIT SMOKING & TOBACCO for SAVING LIFE FROM CANCER.