Overview
- Screenings run from 10:30 am to 4:00 pm at the NIMS Information Centre after a 9:00 am campus rally and a seminar led by hospital specialists.
- Tests include breast and cervical screening for women aged 30–60 and dedicated oral cancer checks for tobacco users and smokers.
- NIMS Director Professor Beerappa urged broad public turnout, especially people from economically weaker sections and those with long-standing addictions.
- The Medical Oncology Department is supervising the camp to reinforce early diagnosis, which experts note is linked to 70–90% survival in early-stage cancers.
- Hospitals across Hyderabad marked World Cancer Day with outreach, including survivor interactions at KIMS and free oncology consultations at Care Hospitals through February 14.