With the help of ESI, Premlata Devi, wife of Haryana’s insured laborer Sunil Sharma, got free treatment for breast cancer
Smt. Premlata, wife of Sh. Sunil Sharma, an ESI Insured Person working as a watchman at PVR Mall, Faridabad, was diagnosed with advanced stage breast cancer. Getting hopeless & helpless after consulting many doctors in Haryana and fearing the enormous amount of money required for the treatment of cancer, she finally visited ESIC Medical college & hospital, Faridabad where the team of expert doctors at the oncology department started her treatment. After a cashless treatment comprising of surgical procedure of mastectomy and rigorous cycles of chemotherapy, by the team of Dr. Vivek Agarwal, Dr. Hemant Atri, Dr. Nisha and Dr. Maitri, today Smt. Premlata is leading a healthy life.
Union Minister for Labour & Employment and Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Shri Bhupendra Yadav in a tweet shared the successful treatment of Smt. Premlata, an ESI beneficiary from the Panera Kalan Village in the state of Haryana, at the ESIC Medical college and hospital, Faridabad, Haryana.
The team of expert doctors at ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Faridabad, Haryana said that breast cancer can be treated successfully, if detected early and prescribed treatment protocol is followed. If any lump is observed on the breast region by any woman, they should immediately get checked by a medical practitioner for early detection of breast cancer.
ESIC, an organisation under the administrative control of Ministry of Labour & Employment, provides social security benefits including host of cash benefits and comprehensive medical care to Insured Workers and their family members and is contributing towards “Healthy Workforce – Prosperous India”.
