FMRI Gurgaon launches Umang – a Breast Cancer Support Group

The day long event also saw number of sessions including motivational talk & meditation session by Sister BK Shivani from Brahmakumaris, Lymphedema workshop by Mamta Goenka, a breast cancer survivor from Mumbai where she informed attendees about what Lymphedema is and how to tackle this condition.

“In medical terms, lymphoedema, or lymphatic obstruction is a chronic (long-term) condition which is caused by accumulation of excess fluid (lymph) in tissues causing edema (swelling). Several of our patients show up with swelling in their arm (Lymphedema) post breast surgery. This session was conducted by a survivor herself who has been working on it for almost two decades across the country. The session involved discussion about how to prevent & manage the arm swelling, further followed by hands-on training on lymphedema,” 

said Dr. Vedant Kabra, Director, Surgical Oncology, FMRI.

Breast cancer is one of the top most killers among women in urban India. We are seeing a rise in the number of cases in the recent years because of various factors. There has been a paradigm shift in the way we treat cancer with advancement of drugs, surgical procedures and radiation/chemo therapy techniques. Nevertheless, the sooner (in terms of stage of cancer) a patient reaches a facility, the better is the outcome of a treatment.