India, Patient Testimonial

India, Patient Testimonial for Breast Cancer Hub (BCH), Screening, Diagnosis, Treatment Management

BCH adopted 11 villages in Cachar, Assam, India, since February 2020, for door to door Cancer screening-awareness, Diagnosis, Treatment Management and Counselling. We go to each house, generating awareness, teaching Breast Self Exam, Self Oral Screening, discussing signs & symptoms of all other cancers, and providing BCH Early detection cards (All Cancers) for each family. From no awareness, now each & every family has become aware of symptoms of Cancers after our penetration. We monitor & manage each suspicious case individually, case by case. We take the suspicious cases to Cachar Cancer Hospital, or Silchar Medical College, for further screening, diagnosis and treatment. The hospitals provide treatment at the subsidized rates under the government aided schemes & we are thankful for their services. The villagers are daily wage earners living a hand-to-mouth existence without any saving. On many occasions, there is no person in the family to accompany the patient to the hospital, eventually delays or skipping treatment. BCH covers all the other expenses, starting from transport, purchasing medicines, diagnostic tests, that are needed outside the hospitals premises not covered under the government schemes. 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, accompanying them in the full diagnosis process, buying necessary medicines, dropping them home with follow-ups & counselling. BCH provides treatment aid to the poor and needy and before giving the Aid, our project Coordinator Sanalembi Devi conducts background verification of the economic status of the family of the patient. We take accountability of each case, helping them from beginning to end.

The 11 Villages BCH adopted since February 2020: Sundari Part-I, Sundari Part-II, Sundari Part-III, Sundari Part-IV, Boali (Boalihaor), Sentcatherine, Bhorakhai, Bidruhipar, Bhaurikandi-I, Bhaurikandi-II, Dharamkhal

THE BCH TEAM MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Sanalembi Devi , Sapna Pashi Ranjita Singha ,

Sarita Singha & Dr Lopamudra Das Roy (Principal Investigator)

Mimila Chanu (03/2020-08/2020),

Langlen Singha 09/2020-02/2021),

Uma Nunia (07/2020),

S Nilkamal Singha (09/2020),

Pallabi Patro (12/2020 – 02/2021)

#TogetherWeSaveLives

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