“Only healthy lifestyle can prevent Cancer” Dr. Hasib A.G tells students on World Cancer Day
Dr. Hasib is Prof. and HOD of Radiation Oncology, Father Muller Medical College
Mangaluru: Indian Red Cross Society, along with Red Cross unit and Rangers and Rovers of St. Aloysius College Mangaluru organized an awareness program against Cancer, at Eric Mathias hall of St. Aloysius College here, to mark the ‘World Cancer Day’ on February 4, here.
Dr. Hasib A.G, Professor and HOD of Radiation Oncology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangaluru was the resource person of the event which was presided over by CA Shantaram Shetty, Chairman, Indian Red Cross Society, Dakshin Kannada District.
Rev. Dr. Praveen Martis S.J, Principal St. Aloysius College, Mangaluru, in his address to the students, advised the youth community to keep away from substances like tobacco and smoking which result in Cancer.
‘The students’ community today should understand the seriousness of this disease, it takes your lives, yet they indulge in activities like smoking and Gutka. We need to minimize the damage that is being done to humanity by cancer” said Dr. Praveen said.
He further lauded the efforts of organizations like Indian Red Cross Society and others in spreading awareness about the ‘critical disease’.
Dr. Hasib A.G, addressed the students and spoke in length about Cancer through a PowerPoint presentation, duly explaining different types of Cancers, symptoms and prevention.
“Cancer is one name, but it has several components, factors and stages. First up we should always be precautious in anything we do, and we shall take preventive measure for Cancer, if not we should always opt for screening regularly so that we can detect the Cancer at the earliest possible stage. The earlier it is detected, more the chances of survival” Dr. Hasib told students during his address.
CA Shantaram in his presidential address, urged all the students volunteers of Indian Red Cross Society to create awareness about Cancer among their friends and relatives in order to help them in preventing from being diagnosed with it.
“The lifestyle of people is one of the major reason for the spreading of Cancer, people eat junk food every day, it is our responsibility to go up to such people in our circle and try and stop them from doing so. We should promote healthy lifestyles and food habits” he added while thanking St. Aloysius College for letting the organization organize World Cancer Day in its campus for three consecutive years now.
Earlier in the event, Prabhakar Sharma, KAS, Hon. Secretary IRCS welcomed the guest and students to the event.
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Trump rushed out of dinner event after shots fired; one arrested
Washington (PTI): US President Donald Trump and other top White House officials were evacuated unharmed from the annual dinner of White House correspondents after a man armed with multiple weapons fired shots outside the ballroom of the hotel.
The incident took place at around 8:34 PM local time when dinner was served. At that time, Trump was seen having a conversation with Weijia Jiang, the President of the White House Correspondents' Association, and mentalist Oz Pearlman, who was scheduled to present a show at the marquee event at the Washington Hilton here.
Secret Service officials and other security personnel covered the President, First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President J D Vance, and the Second Lady Usha Vance, who were seated at the head table, and escorted them out of the ballroom.
Several guests at the dinner, including leaders across the political spectrum, journalists and other invitees, ducked under the table, apparently as a reflex reaction.
Putting up a brave face, President Trump later announced on Truth Social that the dinner would be rescheduled within 30 days.
“Boom, boom, boom, boom is all that I heard, and many guests ducked under the table,” a C-SPAN reporter at the dinner said.
Hours later, Trump addressed a press conference at the White House and announced that the security personnel had captured one person who hails from California.
“I heard a noise and sort of thought it was a tray going down. I've heard that many times. It was a pretty loud noise, and it was from quite far away. He (the attacker) hadn't reached the area at all. They really got him,” Trump told reporters, recalling the incident.
Trump said one security officer was shot at but saved as he was wearing a bulletproof vest.
Several protestors had lined up on the road outside the hotel, raising slogans against the Trump administration and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.
A CNN reporter who was outside the ballroom at the Washington Hilton said he saw a gunman opening fire just a few feet away. He was among the dozens of attendees who took cover as law enforcement swarmed the venue.
The suspect has been identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen from California.
Asked how Saturday’s incident impacts him as the US president, Trump told reporters he is in a dangerous job but that he is no “basket case.”
“I like not to think about it. I lead a pretty normal life, considering, you know, it’s a dangerous life. I think I handle it as well as it can be handled,” Trump said.
Trump has survived two assassination attempts over the past two years – first at a presidential election campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024, and later in Palm Beach, Florida, on September 15, 2024.
“I will say you had Republicans, Democrats, independents, conservatives, liberals, and progressives...everybody in that room, big crowd, record-setting crowd,” he said.
“We had some great work done by law enforcement, but in light of this evening's events, I ask that all Americans recommit with their hearts in resolving our differences peacefully,” Trump said.
