Supporting Pinktober

More than a decade on, the Reddy Foundation continues to walks hand in hand with the Fiji Cancer Society. This week, Kamini Reddy, Director of Reddy Group, presented the cheque to Fiji Cancer Society CEO Belinda Chan at Tanoa Waterfront Hotel.

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Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Fiji, and too many are still diagnosed late. Of the 1,314 cancer patients registered with the Society in the last three years, 341 had breast cancer. Since January, it has seen 217 new breast cancer cases.

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Belinda Chan, CEO of the Fiji Cancer Society, said: "Cancer is not a distant issue; it is a reality that touches families across Fiji. Awareness, while vital, is only the beginning. Vinaka vakalevu to the Tanoa Group of Hotels for standing strong with us."

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"Last year, support from Tanoa Hotels and others paid for transport so Mere, a mother from Tailevu, could get life saving chemotherapy in Suva. It also took screening to remote communities, where catching cancer early meant treatment started in time. This year’s funds will keep that work going: transport to treatment centres, palliative care, and outreach screening in rural and maritime communities, “added Ms Chan."

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"For the Reddy Group, Reddy Foundation and Tanoa Hotels, success is measured not by what is received, but by what is given. Standing beside the Fiji Cancer Society, and the families it reaches across Fiji, is a privilege. It has been for more than a decade, and the partnership will continue for many more years," said Kamini Reddy.