Duttapulia, Nadia, WB: Breast Cancer Awareness & Screening Camp, January 13, 2026:
It was incredibly fulfilling to conduct a breast cancer awareness and sensitization program, encourage women to prioritize breast cancer screening, and provide clinical breast examinations. We also distributed BCH Breast Self-Examination (BSE) Cards in the local language and introduced participants to the BCH BSE Reminder App, empowering them to perform monthly self-examinations and promote early detection. To make the session interactive and practical, we used simulated breast models with palpable lumps, allowing participants to touch and feel different types of breast lumps. This hands-on experience helped women become familiar with what an abnormal lump may feel like, increasing their confidence in recognizing potential changes during their own breast self-examinations. For women with suspicious findings, the Breast Cancer Hub (BCH) team ensures seamless end-to-end care, ensuring that no patient is left to navigate the journey alone.
BCH has established a sustainable, patient-centered model that provides comprehensive support throughout the entire continuum of care. Our team accompanies patients to hospitals, arranges transportation, assists in obtaining income certificates and health cards that enable registration at government hospitals, facilitates communication with healthcare professionals, provides financial assistance for diagnostic tests and treatments not covered under government schemes, safely escorts patients back home, conducts regular follow-ups, offers counseling and emotional support, accompanies patients to subsequent hospital visits, teaches post-surgical rehabilitation exercises, and walks alongside every patient through each stage of their treatment journey—ensuring no one has to face cancer alone.
I extend my heartfelt gratitude to Sreema Mahila Samity for their invaluable support and logistical coordination, which made this initiative possible. Very proud of our great team: Rimpa Biswas, Sima Basak, Ratna Basak, who are local residents of Kumari & Huda village, working wholeheartedly; Sabarna Saraswati who is the Field Project lead, directly supervises our Field workers for accuracy and transparency. Thank you Akhaya Mohanty for your help.
With heartfelt gratitude,
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