In the “A Cancer-Free Life Is in Your Hands” social responsibility project, many renowned artists and leading figures of society volunteered to say no to smoking, the number one cause of lung cancer. ..

With contributions from GE Healthcare Turkey, Liv Hospital set out to provide health screenings for 1,500 people in the first phase of the ‘Run Away from Cancer!’ social responsibility project. As part of the project, visitors to Liv Hospital can get the latest health screenings for breast, lung, colon and cervical cancers. Aiming to raise awareness of cancer, today’s reality, and once again highlight the importance of early diagnosis, the project’s first walk was held at Bebek Park. The second took place at Haliç Park with Beyoğlu Mayor Ahmet Misbah Demircan and Beyoğlu Municipality staff, civil society organizations Mavi Haliç, the Lions Club, the IWSA Association and Leo Clubs, Liv Hospital physicians and staff, and GE Turkey leaders and employees.

Liv Hospital partnered with the Herkese Kitap Vakfı (Books for Everyone Foundation) to launch an important social responsibility project. In the project, carried out under the slogan “30 Hours, 30 Books,” young people who collected 30 books in 30 hours helped establish libraries by donating books to village schools in need across Turkey, and in return, gifted a family elder a “Heart Check-Up” from Liv Hospital Ulus. As part of the project, the Herkese Kitap Vakfı also gave the young book collectors a “Certificate of Volunteering” for their contribution.

In the “We Know Breast Cancer” social responsibility project, many businesspeople, artists, civil society leaders and prominent society figures volunteered to draw attention to the importance of an annual breast cancer screening and healthy nutrition. In the project, supported by Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Özgül Özkan Yavuz, leading figures from society and business life such as Demet Sabancı, Revna Demirören, Feryal Gülman, Metin Hara, Neşe Gönül and Monik İpekel highlighted the importance of nutrition in breast cancer through photographs. The project’s exhibition was held at Zorlu Center Mall. As part of Liv Hospital Ulus’s “We Know Breast Cancer” project, health screenings for the early detection of breast cancer were carried out. Survey criteria covering age and family history were developed for participants. Based on the survey results, participants carrying risk factors underwent breast examinations with mammography.