Documentary on cancer to be screened
Posted on Friday, 3rd February 2012
Pain Relief and Palliative Care Society, Hyderabad, is screening a multi-award winning documentary 'Life Before Death' on the occasion of World Cancer Day 2012 on Saturday, February 4 from 5.30 p.m. at Taj Banjara, a press release stated.
The documentary 'Life before Death' is an award winning film that traverses 11 countries and follows the journey of terminally ill patients and their families.
It also charts the extraordinary health care professionals fighting to change the culture of medicine to be more focused on care, rather than on cure.
Objective
The objective of the documentary is to raise awareness on crisis of untreated pain and the lack of access to palliative care to scores of people suffering from cancer.