It was great meeting the enthusiastic women & men from rural India who were so eager to learn & accept the concept of early detection. Starting from Breast Self Exam cards, to preventative measures about lifestyle, tobacco etc was discussed. We had 0% knowledge about Breast screening but post session, we had 100% assurance from the women that they will perform BSE and attend doctor immediately if a lump or other symptoms are detected. Thank you Dr Shirtaz Laskar for connecting me to Mrs Sanalembi Devi Sinha from Purva Bharati Educational Trust, who helped organize a camp in Bhorakhai, in Cachar, Assam. Thanks to Mrs.Sanalembi for her initiative and I was amazed by the outstanding work done by Mrs. Sanalembi towards the community with respect to girl child education and other vital areas

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Thank you Ms. Shatakshi Bhattacharjee for the interview & so grateful for your write-up - Your penned words are heartfelt & so beautifully portrayed.. the interview focused on Breast Cancer scenario in India and why the need of the awareness campaign.

Sincerely thankful to you & Way2barak for the interview... I am honored. Thank you for helping us spread the word to the mass populace-early detection saves lives!

Full interview:

Part 1: https://way2barak.com/breast-cancer-ii-awareness-is-the-best-precaution-an-interview-with-dr-lopamudra-das-roy/?fbclid=IwAR0Z-jHYRy2bMyZRpqC2B9x1mY42y1dmVM85LV7bLX9hFQLZndsiyHX8N8A

Part II: https://way2barak.com/breast-cancer-ii-awareness-is-the-best-precaution-an-interview-with-dr-lopamudra-das-roy/?fbclid=IwAR3anvpKC_vBvkn9FzTtPOkAkLsWfrbY6NTRu35y26NAprzDSo4XXLsa7fQ

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Great session with tons of follow up questions. The survey showed that hardly women underwent breast screening and in-fact the Breast Self Exam protocol was also new to everyone. I was very happy to see the acceptance & how each woman took the session at heart and assured to take care of Breast health in future. Thanks to amazing Ms. Shatakshi Bhattacharjee for connecting with Mrs. Pompa Das and Mrs. Das on behalf of Sripally Development Committee, Link Road, organized the session. Thank you for your tremendous initiative & supporting the cause of Cancer awareness & prevention... sincerely appreciate

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Students were so receptive and understood the importance and concept of early detection. I also emphasized on the tobacco issues in Northeast India and the students promised to take the message home. They took the Breast Self Exam cars for their families.

Sincerely grateful to Ms. Vandana Thousen for your kind initiative & passion supporting the cause of cancer & organizing the event on behalf of Rotary Club of Haflong Hills. Cannot be more thankful to Ms. Sanjita Bathari, Mr. Mahmadul Hussan Barbhuiya, for all your help & selfless gestures. Thank you Mr. Padamlungbe, Mr. Pankaj Timung for your support. Sincerely grateful to Mr. Anup Biswas, Mr. Sawdip Hasamsa from Hills Live for your tremendous support & the press coverage. Finally, thanks to the respected Principal of Haflong KV Central School for his approval & kind cooperation!

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The session was highly interactive with lot of interactions later & my discussions & requesting to quit tobacco, paan, supari, zaarda, other carcinogenic ingredients used in Paan was taken positively. Northeast India is hugely influenced by use of tobacco (paan-zarda-supari-lime etc) and this is one of the major causes of high percentage of oral and other types of Cancer in Assam & other states of NE India. Thank you Ms. Vandana Thousen, Ms. Sanjita Bathari, Mr. Padamlungbe & the community head for organizing the session on behalf of Rotary Club of Haflong Hills & giving me the opportunity to spread awareness on early detection and prevention of Cancer

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Chennai: Women Doctors wing-Indian Medical Association with Appasamy Hospitals-CME programme on 13th July, 2019.

Sincerely thankful to Dr S Rekha, President, IMA, PHR, for inviting me to give a talk at the CME program. I focused on the Challenges with Breast Cancer in India and how physicians and we all can come together to help with early detection. So thankful to the physicians from different expertise to come forward after the session and collaborate towards the cause. Thank you so much Dr Rekha for your support & help and so grateful to Mrs. Vidya Murlidhar for connecting to Dr. Rekha.

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I had one of the most fulfilling sessions... in a village ~4-5 hours from Chennai called Cuddalore, Tsunami affected area. The women & men loved the Breast self exam cards in Tamil and I was amazed to see how each person in the group repeated after me, the steps to Breast self exam . They promised they will open up-break the taboo, if they feel a lump. They were not aware of Breast self examination or a lump could be cancer. Mrs. Nisha Subramaniam, played the most important role by beautifully translating each segment in Tamil. We covered early detection, survivor stories, breast cancer in men along with women, family history & preventative management & concept of love & affection for cancer patients & caregivers along with positive attitude. Thanks for the collaboration and I am planning to train few volunteers so that they can now cover the areas and spread the word about Breast cancer-early screening process. A big shout out to the artisans of Aseefa Foundation for their beautiful handicrafts, made with utmost perfection & creativity... really touched my heart. Sincerely thankful to Mrs. Vidya Prakash for connecting me to Mrs. Nisha Subramaniam, Director of Aseefa Foudation and sincerely grateful to Mrs. Nisha, Mr. Goutham & Ms. Shivaranjani R for all your help in organizing the event. Hats off to all the great work you all are doing!

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It was amazing interacting with Faculties, Staffs and Students about early detection with Breast Cancer & discussing the Breast self exam protocol. The Tamil Breast self exam cards were accepted with great enthusiasm and each student also promised to take the message to their respective families about Breast Cancer in women & men. The survivor stories,helped everyone understand the importance of early detection & the believe in positive attitude and support system. When I mentioned about the preventative measures, effects of lifestyle and healthy diet - the students were eager to learn more. Very fulfilling session and all thanks to Vidya Prakash, Sobana Laxmi Jayaraj, Mr. Perumal (Headmaster), Mr. Senthil Velan for helping to organize the session. Immensely grateful to Mr. Perumal and the school administration and faculties.

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Mrs. Neerja Malik beat Breast Cancer twice, and she calls herself "Conqueror" not "Survivor". She was first diagnosed in 1998, and again in 2004. Both times, she defeated Cancer with her positive attitude and will power. Mrs. Malik is the author of the book "I Inspire". Honored to meet such an amazing person! Mrs. Neerja Malik's pearls of advice for every person combating cancer: "1. Cancer is only a word, nothing less and nothing more. 2. When you are diagnosed with cancer, don’t think it is the all and end of existence. It is simply a short detour from your destination. 3. Laughter is the best medicine. 4. Cherish ten treasures of life - Love, Fun & Laughter, God, Faith, Miracle, Death, Acceptance, Attitude of Gratitude, Abundance and Living in the Now“. My heartfelt thanks to Mrs. Ambili Santhosh for connecting me to Mrs. Malik..

Story of Mrs. Mallik:

https://www.breastcancerhub.org/heroes-blog/neerja-ttm8e-hzdln-xkygx-yw6e5-fyac4-mdcf3-7k7w-hbs

Interview link: https://youtu.be/9z4R7lXHKLA

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 It was a very interactive session & all women looked forward to Breast Self Exam cards in Tamil and agreed to perform BSE each month. So grateful to my friend Vidya Prakash from Atlanta for connecting me to amazing Sobana Laxmi Jagaraj who further connected to Rajeshwari & helped organize an outreach in Bala Vihar http://www.balaviharchennai.org.in/ , organization caring for special children & adults since 1953.

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Breast Cancer Awareness Workshop: In India, population outreach is the only way to translate the knowledge of early detection, Breast self exam & early screening processes. I am so grateful to my friend Ratnaboli Khare for connecting me to Pavitra Balraj who selflessly organized the session & helped to spread the word. We had tremendous fruitful discussions after the session and everyone was eager to spread the message in their own network.
Sincerely grateful to amazing Pavitra & her loving son Mukund for all the love & affection and their kind hospitality.
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Chennai-July 09, 2019.
Interview with Dr. SaiLakshmi B, Metastatic Breast Cancer survivor, Founder - Ekam Foundation. Dr. Sai's journey is an inspiration for many women & men fighting metastatic Breast Cancer.
Interview Link: https://youtu.be/SUFtbSmq5HI
Dr. Sai’s story: https://www.breastcancerhub.org/heroes-blog/sai-lakshmi-nfd-ttm8e-hzdln-xkygx-yw6e5-fyac4-mdcf3-7k7w

My heartfelt thanks to Vidya Murlidhar & Ramya Rajendran for connecting me to Dr. Sai. Dr. Sai was diagnosed at 34 years in 2008. In her interview she mentioned that she doesn't regret having cancer but feels that Cancer gave her a new perspective to life & she is happy about it! She believes that Shivyog meditation tremendously helped her in the healing process. Hats off to Dr. Sai & her spirit!

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Seminar on Scientific perspectives & early detection with Breast Cancer at Garden City University. It was a great feeling to address the young generation about early detection. We are trying to involve youngsters so that they are scientifically sound and understand the importance of early detection & screening processes! Loved meeting the enthusiastic students & their eagerness to learn. I am sure, they will spread the message in their network and with their familiesI I wanted to sincerely thank my dear friend Ambili Santhosh who connected to Mr Ajay Nambia from Garden City University, Bengaluru. Thanks to Dr Preethi Rajesh, HOD, Life Science Department, who helped organize the talk on 8th July for all the students from Life Science department. Thank you Proma Chakraborty for your tremendous support!
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Interview with Mrs. Prabhavathi P.C in Malayalam-English-Stage 3 Breast Cancer Survivor. https://youtu.be/UNp8wtfA7-c
So proud of Mrs. Prabhavathi, a teacher by profession, who shared her journey in Malayalam, summarized in English by Mrs. Usha Menon. Hats off to Mrs. Prabhavathi who fought the battle with courage, positive attitude, never gave up!
To learn more about Mrs. Prabhavathi's journey, please visit her page:
https://www.breastcancerhub.org/heroes-blog/prabhati-stnfd

By Dr. Lopamudra Das Roy, BCH

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Thank you Dr Shibu Joseoh, Mr Rajesh James Kottayil and Mrs Usha Menon for organizing a talk at St Alphonsa College, Mannarkkad. Thanks for inviting press & supporting the cause of Breast cancer early detection. Sincerely appreciate! It was amazing meeting the enthusiastic students and Faculties. I am extremely thankful to Dr. Shibu Joseph, Mr. James Kottayil, Mrs. Jessi for immense support and heartfelt hospitality. Thanks to Mrs. Susan Jacob and Dr. Shibin Jacob for connecting to Dr. Joseph

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The seminar focusing on the issues with Breast Cancer scenario in India for women & men with eye-opening true scenarios helped the audience to understand the importance of the screening processes. My earnest gratitude towards Susan Jacob who connected me to her husband Dr. Shibin Jacob who connected to his cousin Dr. Shibu Joseph from Calicut. Sincerely thankful to all the organizers of Rotary clubs of Calicut, and Dr Rtn Shibu Joseph, Rtn Susheel Kumar Vallapil, Rtn Aparna Kumar, , Rtn Mazood HH, Rtn. Prashil, Mr. Rajesh Kottayil, for the great initiative and supporting the cause. Thanks to Rtn Susheel for collaborating with all the Rotary clubs for the cause. Thanks to Rtn Mazood, Rtn Prashil, Rtn Thomas , Rtn Shyam , Rtn Gireesh, Rtn Rakesh , Rtn Ajeesh for the heartfelt welcome. Thank you all for your kind hospitality.Thank you for the press releases that helped to reach out to the public about early detection, how to do the screening, breast cancer in men, dense breast issues, prevention & other important aspects

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Thanks to Dr. Ansar and Mr. Sweenish for inviting me to conduct awareness program on Breast Cancer Prevention & Management along with Dr. Ansar.  Sincerly thankful to Mr. Arun Nair from Charlotte who connected to Dr. Manoj who further connected me to Dr. Ansar PP

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Interview in Tamil with Mrs. Annapurni Padmanabhan, summarized in English. Thank you Mrs. Vidya Murlidhar from Charlotte, for connecting me to your amazing mother Mrs. Padmanabhan, 78 years old, Breast Cancer survivor, diagnosed at the age of 70 with Stage I. Hats off to Mrs. Annapurni, who was very vigilant and went to the doctor immediately when she felt an issue. She got diagnosed at very early Stage I and underwent only surgery and did not need chemotherapy and radiation. Mrs. Annapurni, is an inspiration to the mankind, setting an example - early detection is the key! Interview with Mrs. Padmanabhan in Tamil, summarized in English : https://youtu.be/AQGkCXR0blE

Mrs. Annapurni’s story by By Vidya Murlidhar (heartfelt thoughts of a daughter to her beloved mother) https://www.breastcancerhub.org/heroes-blog/annpurni-stnfd-ttm8e-hzdln-xkygx-yw6e5-fyac4-we7rt

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