Dr Ramaswamy, Senior Consultant, Hemato Oncologist Aster Medcity, Dr Jem Kalathil, Senior Consultant, Onco Surgery Aster Medcity, Farhan Yasin, Regional Director, Aster Hospitals - Kerala and Oman, Renji Paniker,Dr. Arun R Warrier, Senior Consultant Medical Oncology, Aster Medcity, Dr. Durga Poorna, Consultant Radiation Oncologist, Aster Medcity Kochi.
Kochi: ‘Canspire’- a book compiling inspirational life stories of cancer survivors published by Aster Medcity was unveiled by renowned writer, director and actor Mr Renji Panicker during a function held at Kochi. The first edition of Canspire, portrays the experiences of seven cancer survivors during their treatment at Aster Medcity.
Copies of Canspire will be freely available from the hospital and E-copies can be downloaded from the Aster Medcity website. Canspire book aims to give hope, and courage to inspire those patients’ battling cancer.
Centre for Day Care Cancer Procedures, a new initiative of Aster Medcity which enables cancer patients advised for selected cancer surgeries can complete entire procedures and return home on the same day itself.
Aster has also partnered with various programs including Hibi Eden MP's Soukhyam to raise awareness about cancer and provide affordable treatment.