Ballarat Health Services medical oncologists Wasek Faisal and Vishal Boolell are urging people to go dry for a whole month in a sobering cause. Dry July fundraising injected $39,000 into the Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre and its wellness programs last year. This included about $12,000 in direct sponsorship and pledges to BRICC.
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Doctors Faisal and Boolell said the centre was an imperative part in holistic treatment, particularly in such a vulnerable time.
“We can be paternalistic in treating, diagnosis and drugs, but these programs can actively empower a patient and make them feel part of the decision-making,” Dr Faisal said.
In its 10th year, Dry July challenges people to go booze-free for a month to improve the well being of people affected by cancer. You can directly support BRICC via dryjuly.com.
