VISION

SAVER - Save Lives by Awareness, Volunteering, Education and Research

Grassroots Sustainable Solutions Saving Lives Globally - We Believe, We Save A Life, We Save A Family

Breast Cancer Hub (BCH), is a GuideStar Platinum Certified & Top-Rated 501 (c)(3) Nonprofit Organization, registered in North Carolina, USA in September 2017..

100% of BCH services are FREE and 100% Donations driven towards the Mission (Donor's choice). Core Values - Ethics, Integrity & Transparency

Founder & President

DR LOPAMUDRA DAS ROY

(Distinguished Cancer Scientist-Research Professor-Principal Investigator), a Social Entrepreneur, resigned from her rewarding job in 2017, to create & grow BCH as her Full-time pro bono, humanitarian work, providing 100% Free services, with a dream to save lives by making impactful sustainable changes working at the grassroots level by bridging the gap between the Developed & the Developing Countries.

VIEW FOUNDER'S BIOGRAPHY AND BCH STORY - CLICK HERE

MISSION

We fight BREAST CANCER in WOMEN, MEN & All GENDERS. We stand together against ALL TYPES OF CANCER via our BCH WINGS – CANCER HUBS with the following GOALS:

We primarily serve Greater Charlotte, areas of North Carolina, across USA, India, Africa, Turkey, and Globally through our hybrid model.
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  1. Early Detection & Prevention - Awareness, Education, Scientific Seminars, Early Detection Screening Cards, Cancer Articles, Informational Videos - BCH generates the one-stop Life-saving Cards, Research papers, educational videos in simple layman’s terms to empower everyone about the symptoms of Cancer, help detect early and treat accurately.

  2. Community Outreaches & Cancer screening campsWe save innumerable lives each day by helping to be detected early, analyzing the reports, navigating suspicious cases towards healthcare facilities & affordable options for the underprivileged & uninsured populace. We have follow-ups from patients as Dr. Das Roy shares her contacts during the outreaches & provides scientific counseling for each patient reaching out.

  3. Adopting Villages - BCH IS THE PIONEER: Penetrating deeper, going to each member, each household, maintaining database & follow-ups, for Cancer screening, Treatment management & support, Palliative care & Counseling. We monitor & manage each patient individually, case by case.

  4. Support Groups, Medical Guidance & Counseling: a) We provide scientific analysis of the cancer diagnosis & treatment; b) We publish stories & interviews of Cancer advocates in local languages to inspire others fighting Cancer; c) We provide Medical Guidance to Our Patients, Our Support Groups, as we stand for each other, emotionally connected.

  5. Care Package for BCH patients: We create mastectomy or lumpectomy comfort pillows with a pocket that allows using a cold or hot pack as part of the healing. We make knitted hats, chemo hats, and chemo port seat-belt pillows, creative cards, for our BCH Cancer fighters from North Carolina and across USA, in addition to patients at Atrium Health (Levine Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders and Department of Supportive Oncology, Cancer Resource Center).

  6. Patient Treatment Bucket: Aids the underprivileged populace in poverty especially in developing countries with diligent follow-ups of the financial assistance utilization, currently serving Africa Turkey, and India.

  7. Research: BCH penetrates into the untapped sectors for substantial impactful scientific analysis, working towards changing healthcare policies, providing sustainable solutions, need of the hour to help the community. BCH Cancer Research (Clinical data analysis & Epidemiological Research Study) is approved by Institutional Review Board (IRB, USA), & Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC, INDIA)

  8. Covid & Flood Relief Response: Executing Awareness Safety Protocols, Mask making to distribution, Food Relief in BCH-adopted villages

  9. Leadership Programs: Dr. Das Roy inculcates the art of scientific thinking & thought leadership in the youth, helping with their careers and motivating them to serve the community as leaders executing impactful roles as Volunteers, Ambassadors & Interns.

    Funding Source: Support from “Kindhearted” donors from our community members. Every Penny Counts. 100% of our services are Free of Cost & All donations are driven toward our mission. Operating expenses are limited to logistics solely needed to execute BCH Goals and Projects. BCH Tax Filings and Certified Financial Reports - Click Here

 

WE ARE A GLOBAL FAMILY.

We Stand Against Discrimination of Color, Religion, Language, Culture, & Gender.

WE SERVE EVERYONE WITH EQUALITY

BCH REVIEWS: READ MORE

VIDEO TESTIMONIALS - LEARN MORE

MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS & HONORS - CLICK HERE

A snippet video of BCH’s Relentless Grassroots Work - Saving Lives

 

Where - We primarily serve Greater Charlotte, areas of North Carolina, across the USA, India, Africa, Turkey, and Globally through our hybrid model.

what we do

AWARENESS AND EDUCATION - stem to society (early detection & prevention)

1 in 8 women can have BREAST CANCER in their lifetime and the incidence is alarmingly increasing worldwide. Unfortunately, the death rate is significantly higher in the developing countries compared to the developed world due to shyness, taboo & ignorance irrespective of education & socio-economic condition. MEN have Breasts too and most MEN with BREAST CANCER seem to have experiences of shock and subsequent embarrassment, battling the “stigma” of having a predominantly woman's disease. We break the culture enforced embarrassment and openly discuss about BREAST health with WOMEN & MEN ! WE BREAK THE BREAST TABOO!

BREAST CANCER SCREENING

Breast Self-Examination (Start early from 17-18 years of age. Understand the look & feel of your Breast to detect any change or abnormality), Clinical Breast Examination, Mammogram after 40. Mammograms can miss about half of Cancers in Women with Dense Breast. Supplemental tests for Breast Cancer Screening with Dense Breast: 3-D mammogram or Tomosynthesis; Breast MRI; Breast ultrasound; Molecular breast imaging (MBI). High Risk Population, please check early.

About Dense Breast & Screening - READ MORE
Available in 24 Languages, Our Breast Self Exam Card HER & HIM - DOWNLOAD
About Breast & Other Cancers - READ MORE
Breast Cancer Management – Risk Factors & inflammation, Diagnosis to Treatment, Palliative Care & Oncology Massage - LEARN MORE

Jessica Wagner, shares her story, how Breast Self-Examination (BSE) saved her life
TESTIMONIALS ON BSE - HEAR MORE

 

EARLY DETECTION LIFE SAVING CANCER SCREENING & AWARENESS CARDS
BCH generates the one-stop Cards in simple layman’s terms to empower each woman & man about the symptoms of Cancer, to help detect in the initial stage as Cancer is curable when detected early & treated correctly. DOWNLOAD

BCH ORGANIZED INFORMATIONAL SEMINARS & EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS
BCH webinars & interviews provide impactful education from the perspective of Oncologists, Scientists & Survivors/Patients with relevant & authentic information targeted for Women, Men & the LGBTQ+ community.
EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS - CLICK HERE

STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS - SIGN UP
BCH Empowers the Youth - Early Detection & Prevention of Cancer
Mentor: Dr Lopamudra Das Roy, with a vision to inculcate the art of scientific thinking & thought leadership in the youth, help enhance students’ career development goals & motivate the youngsters to serve the mankind, by spreading the word about Early detection & prevention of Cancer in the community, creating a social impact, stepping up to help save lives.
Future Programs - Please sign up below
1. AMBASSADORS - Click here 2. INTERNSHIP - Cancer Research/Digital Marketing - Click here 3. INTERNSHIP - Medical Resource Information Project

PUBLISHED INTERNSHIP PROJECTS - CLICK HERE STUDENTS’ OUTREACHES & IMPACT - READ MORE
STUDENTS REVIEWS -
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OUTREACHES - the public & youth empowerment

Global

VIRTUAL SCIENTIFIC SEMINARS/WORKSHOPSDr Das Roy conducts power-packed workshops, blending research & education, depicting the taboo associated with Breast & Cancer, sharing eye-opening experiences, empowered with knowledge about family history, key risk factors, inflammation, screening, managing diagnosis, thus creating an impact that motivates women & men towards early detection & prevention of Cancer. She shares her contact information & counsels each person reaching out to her with concerns.  LEARN ABOUT OUR GLOBAL OUTREACH

VIRTUAL SCIENTIFIC SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS

Dr Das Roy conducts power-packed workshops, blending research & education, depicting the taboo associated with Breast & Cancer, sharing eye-opening experiences, empowered with knowledge about family history, key risk factors, inflammation, screening, managing diagnosis, thus creating an impact that motivates women & men towards early detection & prevention of Cancer. She shares her contact information & counsels each person reaching out to her with concerns. LEARN ABOUT OUR GLOBAL OUTREACH

#TogetherWeSaveLives

Greater charlotte, areas of north carolina and across THE USA (veterans and in-service, underserved minority groups, diverse ethnic cultures, and larger community)

education in youth by dr das roy

Community OUTREACHES

USA EVENTS, OUTREACHES & SEMINARS - CLICK HERE

We discuss Early detection, Prevention, Risk factors & Lifestyle. We distribute BCH Cancer Screening Cards. Target audience - Educational institutes, Diverse ethnic groups, Schools, NGOs, Support Groups, Healthcare centers, Companies, Shelters, Refugee & immigrant communities

BCH AMBASSADORS & VOLUNTEERS - BCH Empowers the Youth - Spreading the Message of Early Detection & Prevention of Cancer

Our torch bearers spreading the word about early detection & prevention within the network & community under the mentorship of Dr Lopamudra Das Roy. BCH creates authentic materials to be shared – scientifically/medically approved.

LEARN MORE - OUR PROUD BCH COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS


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More Than 100,000 Individuals across Urban & Rural India (2017 to 2023) more in progress – Awareness & Education/Screening Camps/Community Outreaches/Seminars/Workshops/Webinars. Dr Das Roy provides her WhatsApp number, to support any suspicious cases.

REAL-TIME INTERVIEWSTrue scenarios captured to depict & unravel the embarrassment & taboo prevailing across the society leading to late detection. We drive to the roots of the practical scenarios faced in different socio-economic conditions,…

REAL-TIME INTERVIEWS

True scenarios captured to depict & unravel the embarrassment & taboo prevailing across the society leading to late detection. We drive to the roots of the practical scenarios faced in different socio-economic conditions, determine the fundamental challenges and accordingly act towards the solutions.

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SCREENING CAMPS & WORKSHOPS

We have saved innumerable lives by helping to be detected early, analyzing the reports, navigating suspicious cases towards healthcare facilities & affordable options for the underprivileged & uninsured populace. We have follow-ups from patients as Dr. Das Roy personally shares her whatsapp number and provides scientific counseling. India outreaches are executed by Dr Das Roy & thankful to our India Collaborators for supporting our Mission. We are proud of our BCH India Ambassadors for creating social impact.

READ ABOUT OUR INDIA OUTREACHES

SIMPLE STEPS, SIMPLE LANGUAGE SAVING LIVES

Breast Self - Exam Cards in 24 Languages - DOWNLOAD

Our solution for underprivileged sectors who cannot afford other screening processes & also for All Genders from all Age groups since even the educated populace from urban sectors in the developing world, are hesitant to go for regular breast screening due to embarrassment & ignorance, therefore accepting the BSE cards wholeheartedly, an easy solution for early detection. They reach out to us with any abnormalities & we channelize, counsel & support.


AFRICA and turkey - rural sectors

AFRICA: Breast Cancer Sensitization, Screening, Supporting Treatment Aid for the underprivileged. Future directions: Clinical Data Analysis & Epidemiological Research Study to understand the variables leading to late detection & driving the progression of Cancer in diverse cohorts, helping in the treatment schema.

TURKEY: Supporting Cancer Patients with Treatment Aid and Guidance, from February 2023, Earthquake zone.

 

ADOPTING VILLAGES - BCH is the pioneer

“The inception of Village Adoption comes from an emotional drive, I met an 18-year-old girl during outreach in Bhorakhai, Assam, India on July 28, 2019 - her mother just passed away from Breast Cancer as she was not aware of the early signs & was shy to discuss due to Breast “Taboo”. That’s when I decided as a promise to myself - No more Lives to be Lost due to ignorance & stigma from this village - Dr. Lopamudra Das Roy”.

We adopted 22 villages since February 2020, in the most interior underprivileged sectors in India, completed DOOR-TO-DOOR cancer screening of ~22000 villagers, taking care end to end. More villages in progress..

A snippet video of our Grassroots Sustainable villages adoption work

DOOR TO DOOR CANCER SCREENING, TREATMENT AID & MANAGEMENT, COUNSELING, PALLIATIVE CARE

Penetrating deeper, going to each member, each household, maintaining database & follow-ups, for cancer screening, treatment management, palliative care & counseling. The population was ~100% NOT AWARE on Cancer signs & symptoms. After our penetration, everyone is alert & mindful, reaching out to us with any abnormalities immediately. We monitor & manage each patient individually, case by case.

BCH TEAM TAKES SUSPICIOUS CASES TO LOCAL CANCER HOSPITALS FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT. WE MONITOR & MANAGE EACH PATIENT INDIVIDUALLY

BCH has become the bridge to connect with the healthcare system. BCH team assists the patients from taking them to the hospital, helping with income certificate, AAA card, hospital registration, to patient communication with the doctor, covers all expenses starting from transport, purchasing medicines, Diagnostic tests, Surgical procedures not covered under the government schemes, accompanying patients in the full diagnosis process, with follow-ups & counseling

Door to Door Screening & Anti-Tobacco Campaign

Tobacco chewing/smoking is existent in almost each household in North-east India & people are unaware about the deleterious effects leading to Cancer & many diseases. We relentlessly educate & discuss other Preventative measures with Cancer.

 

Patient Treatment Aid

We provide support with Cancer screening & treatment (All types of Cancer including Childhood Cancer) for the underprivileged populace, with extreme financial constraints, in the Developing countries through authenticated background validation of the economic situation of the patient’s family. We continue our efforts with diligent follow-ups of the Financial assistance utilization of each patient by analyzing the reports so that we can help the genuine cases with cancer, facing major challenges. Currently serving Africa and India.

 
 

Support groups, Medical guidance, COUNSELING, patient care package

Greater charlotte, ares of North carolina, Across THE USA, and Globally - Our Cancer thrivers & lives lost to cancer, are our Heroes.

SCIENTIFIC COUNSELINGWe provide analysis of the cancer diagnosis & treatment. We help patients sail through the journey of cancer, guiding with next steps & follow-ups even after completion of the treatment. We maintain the privacy of each p…

SCIENTIFIC COUNSELING

We provide analysis of the cancer diagnosis & treatment. We help patients sail through the journey of cancer, providing medical guidance with follow-ups. We maintain the privacy of each patient reaching out to us.

SUPPORT GROUPS - PRIVACY MAINTAINED

Sharing life experiences, serving as immense emotional support. Though we are globally at different corners of the world, yet we are emotionally connected. We stand for each other & function as one family. Our Support Groups spread out universally.

CARE PACKAGE (BCH-Handcrafted) FOR BCH CANCER THRIVERS IN NORTH CAROLINA & ACROSS USA, and ATRIUM HEALTH - DELIVERED WITH LOVE & CARE

We create mastectomy or lumpectomy comfort pillows with a pocket that allows using a cold or hot pack as part of the healing. We make knitted hats, chemo hats, and chemo port seat-belt pillows, creative cards, for our BCH Cancer fighters from North Carolina and across USA, in addition to patients at Atrium Health (Levine Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders and Department of Supportive Oncology, Cancer Resource Center).. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

BCH HONORS CANCER THRIVERS, PUBLISHES STORIES & INTERVIEWS IN LOCAL LANGUAGES

The inspirational journeys of our cancer advocates provide strength to others fighting cancer. Motivational stories in local languages help patients who understand only their native language, get tremendously encouraged to undergo treatment with positive vibes.

 

RESEARCH

Principal investigator - dr lopamudra das roy

BCH penetrates into the untapped sectors for substantial impactful scientific data & results, working towards changing healthcare policies, need of the hour to help the community & decipher the cancer scenario worldwide and understand the fundamental elements leading to late detection and death to cancer globally so that our research can increase the survival to Breast Cancer & other types of Cancer. BCH Epidemiological Research & Clinical Data Analysis Study is Approved by Institutional Review Board (IRB, USA) & Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC, INDIA). We are working towards changing healthcare policies.

CLINICAL DATA ANALYSIS OF CANCER PATIENTS/SURVIVORS 

We decipher the determinants that cause the advancement of Non-metastatic Breast Cancer into Metastatic Stage 4, shedding light on the biological and circumstantial factors affecting the progression, investigating the incidence in diverse age groups, ethnicities, younger populations & the late detection state in the Developing versus the Developed world.

We also decode other types of Cancer, eventually, our Research helping to increase the survival with Breast and other Cancers.

DIVERSE COMMUNITY COHORTS RESEARCH STUDY Evaluate the general awareness of the population in relation to cancer detection and prevention so that we can make an impact & bring a change on the concept of Early Detection Screening in the Developing…

DIVERSE COMMUNITY COHORTS RESEARCH STUDY

Evaluate the general awareness of the population in relation to cancer detection and prevention so that we can make an impact & bring a change on the concept of Early Detection Screening in the Developing versus the Developed world and increase the survival occurrence.

VILLAGE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH STUDY

We assess and rectify the stigma that surrounds Breast & other Cancers in India through our door-to-door survey in the BCH adopted villages, to uncover innumerable aspects that correlate with late detection to Cancer.

RESEARCH PROJECTS We focus on Global Data & conduct in-depth review research analysis, de-briefing the scientific & high-level disease state research publications & translating the findings in simple version for general population, cance…

RESEARCH PROJECTS

We focus on Global Data & conduct in-depth review research analysis, de-briefing the scientific & high-level disease state research publications & translating the findings in simple version for general population, cancer patients, and healthcare professionals.

 

BCH WINGS - CANCER HUBS

Focuses on the other Common Cancers prevalent across the World. We generate Early Detection One-Stop Screening Cards & We work on Awareness & Education through our Virtual Webinars, in-person Outreaches, and door-to-door Cancer Screening campaigns & treatment in the BCH-adopted Villages and Patient Treatment Aid for all types of Cancers.

EARLY DETECTION SCREENING CARDS - DOWNLOAD BCH RESEARCH PAPERS IN LAYMAN’S TERMS - DOWNLOAD

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CHILDHOOD CANCER HUB
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COLON CANCER HUB
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Oral, Stomach, Lung, Cervical, Ovarian, Head & Neck, Prostrate, NHL, Leukemia & Other Cancers READ MORE - Educational information

Grassroots work with All types of Cancers
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 Covid – 19 and flood Response

BCH 1545 Mask Making to Distribution in the USA. Executed Covid-Awareness sessions Globally, and in India - distributed Masks, Sanitizers, generated safety protocols and provided Food Relief to 674 Families (4289 villagers starving & in utmost need) (1st & 2nd Wave) in the BCH adopted villages in addition to building a Comprehensive list of Covid-19 Treatment Infrastructure Resources for India during 2nd Wave. BCH executed Catastrophic Flood Relief Responses in BCH adopted villages in 2022.

GLOBAL

BCH ORGANIZED VIRTUAL GLOBAL SEMINARCovid-19 - Impact on Cancer Patients & Pre-existing Diseases. Reality Check from COVID-19 Survivors & Doctors. CONTINUE WATCHING

BCH ORGANIZED VIRTUAL GLOBAL SEMINAR

Covid-19 - Impact on Cancer Patients & Pre-existing Diseases. Reality Check from COVID-19 Survivors & Doctors.

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Greater charlotte Areas of north carolina, south carolina and chicago

MASK PROJECT1545 homemade masks made by  our amazing 101 Volunteers (59 Women, 40 Kids & Youth, 2 Men) under strict BCH guidelines with new unused 100% cotton fabric, filter pockets. All 1545 masks donated to ~ 26 organizations in a span of 38 days (April - May, 2020)- in North Carolina, South Carolina & Chicago, IL. LEARN MORE  TESTIMONIALS ON BCH USA MASK PROJECT -  LEARN MORE

MASK PROJECT

1545 homemade masks made by our amazing 101 Volunteers (59 Women, 40 Kids & Youth, 2 Men) under strict BCH guidelines with new unused 100% cotton fabric, filter pockets. All 1545 masks donated to ~ 26 organizations in a span of 38 days (April - May, 2020)- in North Carolina, South Carolina & Chicago, IL. LEARN MORE

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INDIA: 2020, 2021, 2022

  1. Food relief to 674 Families (4289 villagers, starving, in need), extremely poor families starving due to lockdown constraints, in the villages BCH adopted for Cancer Screening & Treatment. Strategy: We respect the dignity of each person who lost their daily wage-earning to Lockdown, so we maintain database & reach out to the utmost need with follow-ups & go to their doorstep. Food Relief continues.

  1. BCH executed Covid-19 Awareness, Education, Mask and Sanitizer distribution.

  2. SHARE to HELP - BCH Comprehensive list of Covid-19 Treatment Infrastructure Resources in India.

  3. Flood Relief Response - CLICK HERE

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