Hope Dinner Dance
Sydney Sri Lankan Lions Club is raising funds through Hope Dinner Dance on 3rd of March 2018 at the Cherrybrook Community Centre to help potential Cancer victims in Sri Lanka and Australia.
Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, the number of cancer patients has steadily risen in the past few years to an extent where it has become the second highest cause of hospital deaths in the country. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Sri Lankan women. In the case of men, Lip, Oral Cavity and Pharynx cancer is the leading type of cancer,and accounts for 20 per cent of cancers found in Sri Lankan men. Ageing population, urbanization, lifestyle and behavioural changes, and lack of physical activity are some of main causes for the rise in cancer cases reported in the country.
Both screening and early clinical diagnosis are vital interventions to control cancer. The primary objective of cancer screening and early clinical diagnosis through improved awareness and health service infrastructure and accessibility is to detect cancer early to provide less toxic and less expensive curative treatment to patients. Unfortunately, there is a lack of measures undertaken towards promoting awareness, screening and early diagnosis for cancer prevention, underlying the dearth of resources and national efforts towards fighting cancer in the country.
Sydney Sri Lankan Lions will endevour to work with Sri Lankan authorities and relevant colleges of medical specialties in Sri Lanka to improve awareness within a selected focus group thereby reach possible vulnerable groups at grass root level. We will try our best to ensure the best use major part of every dollar we raise in net proceeds through the Hope dinner dance to productively achieve this valuable goal.
Australia
Sydney Sri Lankan Lions believe the importance of Research to identify possible avenues to reduce the incidence of suffering by Cancer victims. We are in discussions with Professor Jennifer A. Byrne PhD | Head, Professor of Molecular Oncology | Children's Cancer Research Unit, University of Sydney Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health | Associate Dean (Transition Strategy & Special Projects) Sydney Medical School to provide part financial assistance using the balance funds of the Hope Dinner Dance to procure a vital equipment to support their valuable research activity.
Sydney Sri Lankan Lions Club is raising funds through Hope Dinner Dance on 3rd of March 2018 at the Cherrybrook Community Centre to help potential Cancer victims in Sri Lanka and Australia.
Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, the number of cancer patients has steadily risen in the past few years to an extent where it has become the second highest cause of hospital deaths in the country. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Sri Lankan women. In the case of men, Lip, Oral Cavity and Pharynx cancer is the leading type of cancer,and accounts for 20 per cent of cancers found in Sri Lankan men. Ageing population, urbanization, lifestyle and behavioural changes, and lack of physical activity are some of main causes for the rise in cancer cases reported in the country.
Both screening and early clinical diagnosis are vital interventions to control cancer. The primary objective of cancer screening and early clinical diagnosis through improved awareness and health service infrastructure and accessibility is to detect cancer early to provide less toxic and less expensive curative treatment to patients. Unfortunately, there is a lack of measures undertaken towards promoting awareness, screening and early diagnosis for cancer prevention, underlying the dearth of resources and national efforts towards fighting cancer in the country.
Sydney Sri Lankan Lions will endevour to work with Sri Lankan authorities and relevant colleges of medical specialties in Sri Lanka to improve awareness within a selected focus group thereby reach possible vulnerable groups at grass root level. We will try our best to ensure the best use major part of every dollar we raise in net proceeds through the Hope dinner dance to productively achieve this valuable goal.
Australia
Sydney Sri Lankan Lions believe the importance of Research to identify possible avenues to reduce the incidence of suffering by Cancer victims. We are in discussions with Professor Jennifer A. Byrne PhD | Head, Professor of Molecular Oncology | Children's Cancer Research Unit, University of Sydney Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health | Associate Dean (Transition Strategy & Special Projects) Sydney Medical School to provide part financial assistance using the balance funds of the Hope Dinner Dance to procure a vital equipment to support their valuable research activity.
