December 5th 2021: Thiruttani, Tamil Nadu: Breast Cancer Hub Collaboration with The International Small Group and Tree Planting Program (TIST) farmers & educating about the Early detection screening & prevention, bringing awareness and tools to fight cancer. The farmers will take the campaign forward as they represented the following villages - 1) Pandravedu; 2) Grollalakuppam; 3) Ponpadi; 4) Thiruthani; 5) R.K Pettai; 6) V.P.R Puram 7) Pappireddypalli; 8. Kasavarajpettai; 9) Nappallur; 10) Ponthalakandigai; 11) Mosurkandigai; 12)Pandhikuppam; 13) Thalayarthangal; 14) E.N Kandigai' 15) Arungulakandigai; 16) Vinayagapuram; 17) T.N.R Kandigai.

Thank you Sandeep Roy for connecting me to Suzanne Holmberg from TIST in March 2021, and thank you Suzanne for connecting me with Catherine & Joseph Rexon as we started to plan this outreach in the last few months. It was so amazing meeting Joseph & the TIST team in-person & I am touched with the warmth & the flawless execution. Thank you Joseph for interpreting the session. it was a great feeling to see that from hardly any cancer screening knowledge & awareness, the villagers walked away with the understanding of the self screening protocols & also discussed the concerns, with assurance that they will connect with us in future with any suspicious symptoms, so that we can help & guide.
Thank you Julie Daugherty (BCH Board member) for sponsoring my Chennai logistics and thank you Joseph Rexon for arranging the transport from Chennai to the Thiruttani village.

With gratitude,
Dr Lopamudra Das Roy
www.breastcancerhub.org
#TogetherWeSaveLives