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75,000 breast cancer cases every year in country
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Mohali, June 3
“One of the most dramatic advances in the breast cancer treatment in decades is a new drug herceptin, which reduces the risk of a relapse by 50 per cent in case of women with a fast-growing type of tumor. These were the findings of cancer researchers in the USA,” stated Dr Rajeev Bedi, Consultant, Medical Oncology, Fortis Hospital here today.

Dr Bedi claims to have pioneered the usage of herceptin in North India. In fact, herceptin has been opened for use for stage I and II patients in Europe only this week, while Dr Bedi, after approval from the USA, has been successfully using it for quite some time on a majority of his breast cancer patients with a very high rate of success.

Explaining how herceptin works, Dr Bedi said: “Studies conducted in the USA and Europe, focused on patients with a gene mutation known as HER2-positive, which made their breast cancers aggressive and difficult to treat.

The chances were that one-thirds of these cases would suffer a relapse and succumb to the cancer. It is in such cases where herceptin was very useful. Herceptin, an anti-body, attaches itself to the HER2 gene on tumours, inhibiting the tumour’s ability to grow. The drug shows the best response in women who have early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer, meaning that it has not spread from their breast and lymph nodes. The drug needs to be taken for a year by the patient,” Dr Bedi added.

Talking about breast cancer in India, Dr Bedi said “Breast Cancer has daunting figures in the country with almost 75,000 new cases every year. Every 13 minutes, breast cancer claims a life in India. Herceptin is an expensive drug and can cost upto Rs 1.5 lakh every month, but atleast it is available to save some precious lives. Progressively, the prices are also likely to come down over the years,” he added.

Harmeet, Shubham shine
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Chandigarh, June 3
Harmeet Singh and Shubham Vig stole the show during the boys’ u-12 league programme of the Lake Club Tennis Competitions held on its premises, here today. Harmeet registered three straight set wins against Dhavan Kapil 6-0, Charvi Saxena 5-2 and Lovedeep Singh 6-0.

Subham Vig got full points against Gursimran Singh whom he beat by 6-0 and later beat Srijan Uppal 6-1.

In the boys u-14 round-robin programme, Sehajbir Singh Aulakh defeated Manjinder Singh 6-1 and Rajveer Singh 6-3.

Results (round-robin league): Boys u-12: Harmeet Singh b Dhaval Kapil 6-0; Harmeet Singh b Charvi Saxena 6-2; Harmeet Singh b Lovedeep Singh 6-0; Shubham Vig b Gursimran Singh 6-0; Shubham Vig b Srijan Uppal 6-1; Dhaval Kapil b Charvi Saxena 6-0; Sahil Singh Nunwal b Armann Singh Nunwal 6-4; Lovdeep Singh b Charvi Saxena 6-1; and Srijan Uppal b Gursimran Singh 6-0.

Boys u-14: Rajveer Singh b Ravnoor 7-5; Rehatbir Singh Mann b Rajveer 6-3; Sehajbir Singh Aulakh b Manjinder Singh 6-1; Sehajbir Singh Aulakh b Rajveer Singh 6-3; Nishant Kappor b Rajat Singh Guran 6-4; Manjinder Singh b Sparsh Guran 6-0; and Ravnoor b Sparsh Guran 6-0.

Boys u-18: Varun Sharma b Dhruv Kapil 6-1; and Raja Insanbir Singh b Sanjay Yadav 6-0.

Football camp: The following probables were selected for coaching camp for the AIFF u-17 Women National Football Championship for the Chandigarh girls’ team. The trials were conducted at Football Stadium, Sector 17, here on Saturday.

Neha Pandey, Kanchan, Kamala, Gurpreet, Rekha, Mandeep Kaur, Tanvi, Pooja, Rubina, Ishita, Shikha Sharma, Simran Sidhu, Jaspreet Kaur, Harveen Narula, Rubal, Jasleeen Kaur, Chandrika Sharma, Swati, Ruchika, Riya Arya, Sonia, Taruna, Uma, Nattarth and Jigmet.

The coaching camp will start from June 5 at Football Stadium, Sector 17, Chandigarh.

Goyal knock lifts Patiala
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Mohali, June 3
The Mohali team started to play from their overnight score of 107 for six in 44 overs and made 158 runs in 65.1 overs in the semi-final tie of first innings against Patiala, who could pile up only 95 runs in 48.1 overs. The match is being played at PCA Stadium, here.

In the second innings, the Patiala team put up a target of 182 runs before the Mohali team. P.Goyal scored a fine knock of 83 and Gajinder contributed 33 runs for the Patiala side while Harmeet and Sukhbir claimed two wickets at the cost of 32 and 42 runs, respectively and Navneet took four wickets for 42 runs for the Mohali side.

In reply, Mohali scored 25 runs in 9 overs with the loss of two wickets at the stipulated time for the day. Navdeep took two wickets at the score of 12 runs for the Patiala side.

Brief scores: Patiala (1st Innings): 95 all out in 48.1 overs; Mohali (1st innings): 158 all out in 65.1 overs; Navneet (60) and Gurvivek (49); and Navdeep Sandhu 4 for 50, Amitoj 3 for 15, Rajwinder 2 for 20

Patiala (2nd innings) : 182 all out in 59.2 overs; P.Goyal (83) and Gajinder (33); Harmeet 2 for 32, Navneet 4 for 42, Sukhbir 2 for 38 and Jaskaran 2 for 44.

Mohali (second innings): 25 runs for 2 in 9 overs. Yuvraj 11, Gurkirat 7 not out; and Navdeep 2 for 12.

The second semi-final match between Jalandhar and Chandigarh was played at the DAV grounds, Sector 8, here, today. The Jalandhar team could make 223 runs in 84 overs in reply to Chandigarh’s total of 282 runs in 95 overs. Taruwar Kohli scored a fine knock of 69 runs ably supported by Rahul (54) for the Jalandhar side . Naresh took four wickets for 97 runs while Japneet claimed three wickets for 54 runs for the Chandigarh side.

Chandigarh team start to play their second innings and were playing at 65 for 5 at the end of day’s play. Simrat Bawa and Gurkirat were playing at 23 and 7 runs, respectively. Varun claimed three wickets for 18 runs while Vikram took two wickets for 22 runs for Jalandhar side.

Brief scores:

Chandigarh (1st Innings): 282 all out in 95 overs; Jalandhar (1st Innings): 223 all out in 84 overs; Taruwar Kohli 69, Rahul 54 and Abhinav Rathore 36; Naresh 4/97, Japneet 3/54

Chandigarh (second innings): 65 for 5; Simrat Bawa 23 not out, Gurkirat 7 not out; and Vikram 2/22 and Varun 3/18.

Pandove inaugurates cricket academy
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Chandigarh, June 3
Mr M.P. Pandove, Joint Secretary, Board of Control for Cricket in India, inaugurated the D.P. Azad Cricket Academy at the St Stephen’s School in Sector 45 here today.

Those present on the occasion were North Zone national selector Bhupinder Singh (sr.), Mr Vivek Attrey, former I.T. Director, U.T. Mr C S R Reddy, president Chandigarh Golf Association, Mr G.S. Walia, Treasurer, Punjab Cricket Association and Mr Harold Carver, Principal of St Stephen’s School.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Pandove exhorted the upcoming players to stress on their natural talent while learning the basic fundamentals of cricket.

“To become a perfectionist, a combination of natural talent and perfection in basics is necessary. Even a player with a faulty stance can become the world champion if he has talent along with temperament,” viewed Mr Pandove.

Briefing mediapersons about the board’s policy of promoting women’ cricket, Mr Pandove informed that the board would soon make a separate wing to takeover women cricket. After that the board would look after all the aspects of promoting it in the country, he added.

Meanwhile, over 60 players have been shortlisted for training in the different age groups of 8 to 10, 10 to 12 and 10 to 14 years. “The main stress would be on basics of the game during the training,” said first Dronacharya Azad, who has produced a large number of players, including cricket icon Kapil Dev Nikhanj, Ashok Malhotra, Yograj Singh and Chetan Sharma.

In the academy, the arrangements for board and lodging for outstation trainees will be made at the school.

The former players Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Ashok Malhotra and Kiran More sent their good wishes and hoped that the academy would produce more international cricketers.