March 6: After becoming an MP in Rajya Sabha, it seems that Master
blaster and 'God of Indian cricket' Sachin Tendulkar started taking his
role seriously. He is on his way to woo the people of this country
beyond cricket.
This time he launched a research centre on gastrointestinal and liver
cancers at a hotel in Hyderabad on Tuesday, March 5. Sachin was
accompanied by another legendary cricketer VVS Laxman while releasing a
book on gastrointestinal cancers.
While inaugurating the research centre - Gastrointestinal and Liver
Foundation for Research and Treatment (GIFT), Sachin was quoted as
saying, "I think the greatest gift someone can get from doctors is
life."
"I don't think there is anything more valuable than that. Hopefully
there will be more smiling faces with the help of this foundation," he
added.
Supporting Sachin's cause, the local boy Laxman said, "GIFT is a gift to
the society" citing the increasing number of cancer cases in the
country. Here it can be recalled that cricketer Yuvraj Singh also had
suffered from cancer and he is a warrior who had defeated the fatal
disease.
"Not just cities but even the rural parts of Andhra Pradesh will be
covered," informed Dr D Nageshwar Reddy while commenting on the centre
which is a brainchild of 100 gastroenterologists from India and the US.
The research centre in Hyderabad would aim to estimate the true
incidence of prevalence of digestive cancers by developing a GI cancer
registry. It is believed that the GIFT would also provide competitive
grants to research scientists to enhance understanding of digestive
cancer prevention and treatment.
OneIndia News
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