First In India: A Matrimonial Site For Cancer Survivors
“This attitude even denies them chances of getting married and leading a normal life. All recovered patients, irrespective of their family and financial background, face the problem,” he said.
Thomas said such problems would not arise if their partners were also well aware of the disease.
Anybody, aged between 20 to 35 and has recovered from the disease, can register with the portal free of cost. “The fear of recurrence of disease is the main thing which pulls most of the people away from alliances with the recovered cancer patients. If both the persons know the pangs of the disease, they can easily understand each other and become perfect partners,” he said.
The 40-member organization has so far spent 
one lakh in creating the website. Besides this, the organization is also planning a host of other programmes under their ‘Cancer Treatment Mission’. Financial support for chemotherapy of children, treatment aid for adult patients and mass awareness campaigns are also on the cards, he said.
The website will be launched by Additional Director General of Police K Padmakumar at a function at the church premises. Eminent oncologist V P Gangadharan and Philipose Mar Chrysostom, Senior Metropolitan of the Mar Thoma church will participate, he added.
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