Seventeen cancer patients have been able to access treatment here through a $2.2M grant from GTT’s Pinktober Funds.
According to GTT’s Pinktober Coordinator, Diana Gittens, of the 17 cases, 50 percent were diagnosed with breast cancer, 33 percent with cervical cancer and six percent with eye, colon, and anorectal cancers.
“We are happy that these patients were able to receive treatment or diagnosis over the past few months through our monthly grants. For those who were able to receive the treatment, over 50 percent of the cancers were at stage III or above,” said Gittens, according to a press release from the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT).
The Pinktober Coordinator said that as the company continues to execute monthly Pinktober initiatives, several more patients are expected to receive grants for treatment/diagnosis during July.
For World Cancer Day in February 2020, the release said that GTT allocated close to $3M in grants to cancer patients. These grants allowed for diagnostic screening via Computerised Tomography (CT) scan and Radiation treatment.
