diwali mela 2024, Fomo boutique, Charlotte, nc, september 22. 2024

Diwali Mela 2024, Charlotte, NC, September 22, 2024: BCH - Cancer Awareness, Community Outreach: On behalf of Breast Cancer Hub (BCH), we are extremely thankful to Dainna Ramchandani and Fomo Boutique, for giving BCH the opportunity and supporting our cause with your kindest gestures.

We cannot be more grateful to our BCH Adult volunteers Lakshmi Pulipati, Maheshwari Duraiswami, Hema Appaji, for taking the time from their precious schedule and stepping up for the cause. A huge thanks to our BCH youth ambassadors Janki Vinod, Hannah Joseph, Vivaan Eleti for volunteering at the event, spreading the message of Early detection Screening of Cancer, discussing the grassroots diverse missions of BCH, by giving out the brochure with the QR codes to download the early detection cards, and contact information, so that any suspicious case can reach out to me later. We also handed out a wristband with a combination color of pink representing breast cancer in women, blue representing breast cancer in men and purple inclusive of all genders and all cancers along with bookmarks with the message of togetherness. We also discussed our Patient care package, which included the post-surgery mastectomy or lumpectomy comfort pillows with a pocket that allows using a cold or hot pack as part of the healing, chemo port seat belt pillows and chemo hats, a gesture of our love and care.

100% BCH services are Free of Cost and 100% of donations driven toward our Mission (Donor’s bucket of choice)

With gratitude,

Dr Lopamudra Das Roy , on behalf of Breast Cancer Hub Family

Website: https://www.breastcancerhub.org/

Kids dream too foundation (kdtf) - stuti patra

Charlotte, NC, September 21, 2024: I cannot be more proud of Stuti Patra (BCH ambassador) for inviting me to generate awareness about BCH’s mission and vision at the Fall Picnic Event organized by the Kids Dream Too Foundation (KDTF). A huge shout-out to Stuti’s fundraising initiative as Youth ambassador of Kids Dream Too Foundation (KDTF) and donating $1500 to Breast Cancer Hub (BCH). 100% of the Giving received will be directed towards BCH’s Cancer screening and treatment for the underprivileged sectors, which will help save lives. On behalf of BCH, I thank Mrs. Ranjita Mohanty (President-KDTF), Mrs. Sugyani Patra, and everyone who contributed towards Stuti’s fundraiser and supported the cause of BCH. I am so amazed by Stuti’s dedication and commitment.

“During the awareness outreach, we distributed the BCH Pink bags to each family, carrying brochures with the QR codes to download the Breast Self Exam cards we made in 24 languages for Her and Him, Early detection cards for other prevalent cancers, created by BCH, and contact information so that any suspicious case can reach out to me later. A wristband and a keyring with combination colors of pink representing breast cancer in women, blue representing breast cancer in men, and purple inclusive of all genders and all cancers along with bookmarks symbolizing different ribbon colors as we fight against all types of Cancers, with the message of togetherness were also included in the bag. We also discussed our BCH handcrafted Patient care package, which included the post-breast cancer surgery comfort pillows with a pocket that allows using a cold or hot pack as part of the healing, chemo port seat belt pillows and chemo hats, a gesture of our love and care”.

With gratitude,

Dr Lopamudra Das Roy, Breast Cancer Hub

100% of BCH services are Free of cost and 100% of Donations are driven towards the Mission (Donor’s bucket of choice).

Festival of India @Charlotte, NC, USA: BCH - Cancer Awareness, Community Outreach, NC, september 14, 2024

Festival of India @Charlotte, NC, USA: BCH - Cancer Awareness, Community Outreach, September 14, 2024: On behalf of Breast Cancer Hub (BCH), we are extremely thankful to Dr Jigisha Shah, Niketa Mittal, Sneha Shah, Manisha Kulshrestha, Mini Kartha, and the Festival of India (FOI) organizing team for giving BCH the opportunity and supporting our cause of grassroots sustainable solutions.

One of my missions through BCH is to inculcate the art of scientific thinking & thought leadership in the youth, to motivate the youngsters to serve mankind, by creating a social impact, and stepping up to help save lives. A huge shout-out to our Youth Ambassadors: Aditya Nagasubramanya, Yashvi Devabhaktuni, Janki Vinod, Rishi Sarvepalli, Atharva Khatavkar, and Vivaan Eleti for volunteering at the event, spreading the message of Early detection Screening of Cancer, discussing the grassroots diverse missions of BCH, by giving out the brochure with the QR codes to download the early detection cards, and contact information, so that any suspicious case can reach out to me later. We also handed out a wristband with a combination color of pink representing breast cancer in women, blue representing breast cancer in men and purple inclusive of all genders and all cancers along with bookmarks with the message of togetherness. We also discussed our Patient care package, which included the post-surgery mastectomy or lumpectomy comfort pillows with a pocket that allows using a cold or hot pack as part of the healing, chemo port seat belt pillows and chemo hats, a gesture of our love and care.

Thank you Agastya Roy for his help in setting up and wrapping up.

100% BCH services are Free of Cost and 100% of donations driven toward our Mission (Donor’s bucket of choice)

With gratitude,

Dr Lopamudra Das Roy , on behalf of Breast Cancer Hub Family

Website: https://www.breastcancerhub.org/

Lake Jeanette Swim and Tennis Club 2024

September 14, 2024, Greensboro, NC: Breast Cancer Hub (BCH) is immensely thankful to Lake Jeanette (LJ) Swim and Tennis Club for collaborating with BCH to generate Cancer awareness during their annual Adult Doubles Champs Tennis Tournament on September 14, 2024. We are so grateful to Coach Toby, Roshan Sood, LJ Swim and Tennis Club for choosing BCH as their charity of choice and raising $1233.26 {100% of the donations will be driven towards BCH’s mission (Donor’s choice)}. We have no words to express our gratitude to Roshan Sood (BCH 2023 Summer intern) and Coach Toby Curtis for the great initiative, planning, logistics, and flawless execution. We thank Poonam Sood, for her unparalleled support. We thank all the players whose support made the event a grand success.

During the outreach, we spread the message of Early detection Screening of Cancer, discussing the 100% Free grassroots sustainable services of BCH, by giving out the brochure with all the program information along with the QR codes to download the early detection cards, and contact information, so that any suspicious case can reach out to me later. We also handed out a wristband with a combination color of pink representing breast cancer in women, blue representing breast cancer in men, and purple inclusive of all genders and all cancers along with bookmarks with the message of togetherness. We also discussed our BCH Patient care package, which included the post-surgery mastectomy or lumpectomy comfort pillows with a pocket that allows using a cold or hot pack as part of the healing, chemo port seat belt pillows and chemo hats, a gesture of our love and care.

100% of BCH services are free of cost, and 100% of donations are driven towards our mission (donor’s choice).

With gratitude,

Dr Lopamudra Das Roy, on behalf of BCH Family

BCH Club in Lake Norman Charter High School

Starting of First Breast Cancer Hub (BCH) Club in Lake Norman Charter High School, Huntersville, NC, in September 2024: For the past three years, many High School students have reached out to start BCH Clubs in their respective schools, but due to my BCH patient commitments and other programs spread out, I couldn’t approve with my time constraints. This year, I agreed to Sanjana Gopalakrishnan's persuasion, and I am very proud of the team: Sanjana, Akshara Gurudu, Viva Mittal, and Sahasra Poolugu for their enthusiasm and dedication. We are grateful to Ms. Michelle Wiehl (Club advisor) and Mr. Mark Maleck (Principal) for their approval and permission, supporting the cause..

On behalf of BCH, we designed the club activities to make a meaningful difference. They are not just tasks but opportunities to contribute to a cause that can change lives with no cost to be incurred by the school.

With gratitude,

Dr Lopamudra Das Roy

100% of BCH services are Free of cost and 100% of Donations are driven towards the Mission (Donor’s bucket of choice).

BCH 2024 OctoberFest invite

OUR KIND INVITATION: Please visit our 52 Creative Giving Stalls. Don’t miss the performances - “BCH Dance for a Cause” Competition.

FREE ADMISSION: Join us and Enjoy the Festival

Date: October 20, 2024; Time: 12 PM EST - 3 PM EST; Venue: WR Odell Elementary School, 1885 Odell School Road, Concord NC 28027

To encourage our BCH Youth & Adult Community Leaders and Small Businesses, I devised a strategy of not charging the Giving Stalls. After the event, each Stall donates the proceeds (as they wish). We consider their Giving as Blessing and 100% of the donations received will be driven to our Mission (Flyer attached has the details).

Dr Lopamudra Das Roy, on behalf of Breast Cancer Hub Family

100% of BCH services are Free of cost and 100% of Donations are driven towards the Mission (Donor’s bucket of choice).

BCH Hall of Fame Quiz

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Breast Cancer Hub (BCH) Wing - Childhood Cancer Hub presents BCH Hall of Fame QUIZ.
Please read the instructions carefully and sign up soon for our remarkable Quiz competition! With only 15 slots per category, it’s a great chance to compete with the best. You will be amazed to meet Our esteemed BCH Quiz Masters, Charlotte’s Best - Mr. Shantanu Das and Mr. Amaresh Tripathy.

Sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040D4EACAD22A4F58-50457875-bchhall#/

Format & Structure
*Limited Slots: 15 Teams in Each Group (3 members per Team, from Same or Different grades but SAME SCHOOL or will be Disqualified)
*Groups - 1) Middle School (BCH Trivally Yours);
2) High School (BCH Quizzlemania)

What to Expect?
*Qualifying Rounds
*6 Teams in Final Round
*3 Winning Teams Trophy
*Certificate of Participation

When & Where?
Date: Sunday, September 22, 2024.
Venue: Fire Station #9 1020 Ivey Cline Road, Concord, NC 28025.
Time : BCH Trivially Yours - 1 PM ET | BCH Quizzlemania - 3 PM ET.
Winning Team Award Ceremony: 4:45 PM ET.

Registration Details:
Team Representative signs up and is point of contact for logistics. Remember to provide your team name, team members, grade levels & School. Registration/Donation - $10 per Member. Donation Link and Logistics details will be provided towards end of August to the Team Representative. Friends & Family (Free Entry) to experience BCH Rockstars in brain spark. 100% Donation raised in this event will be driven towards the Mission #TogetherWeSaveLives

With regards,

Dr Lopamudra Das Roy, on behalf of Breast Cancer Hub Family

100% of BCH services are Free of cost and 100% of Donations are driven towards the Mission (Donor’s bucket of choice).

Meghana Pandit

A huge shout-out to Meghana Pandit for donating a total of $900 over a period of time to Breast Cancer Hub (BCH) through her part-time job at Kumon where she taught kids of all ages about various subjects in math and reading.

So proud of Meghana, for donating the proceeds through her hard work and dedication.

Thank you,

Dr Lopamudra Das Roy (Founder-President), Breast Cancer Hub

100% of BCH services are Free of cost and 100% of Donations are driven towards the Mission (Donor’s bucket of choice).

aKDPHi Foundation

BCH BOD 2024 Annual Meeting

THE FACTORY church

The Factory Church, Concord, NC: Thank you Michael for reaching out to partner with Breast Cancer Hub (BCH) for the cause! We are grateful for the opportunity to serve The Factory Church community and filled with gratitude for the warmth and welcome received from the team when we conducted our community outreach on Early detection and prevention of Cancer on 4th August 2024 at the kick-off of the Service Week. I was so touched meeting Pastor Andy, Casey, and Michael, and thank you for your love and support to the cause of BCH. #TogetherWeSaveLives

“At the outreach, we distributed the BCH Pink bags to each family, carrying brochures with the QR codes to download the Breast Self Exam cards in 24 languages for Her and Him, Early detection cards for other prevalent cancers, created by BCH, and contact information so that any suspicious case can reach out to me later. A wristband and a keyring with combination colors of pink representing breast cancer in women, blue representing breast cancer in men, and purple inclusive of all genders and all cancers along with bookmarks symbolizing different ribbon colors as we fight against all types of Cancers, with the message of togetherness were also included in the bag. We also discussed our BCH handcrafted Patient care package, which included the post-breast cancer surgery comfort pillows with a pocket that allows using a cold or hot pack as part of the healing, chemo port seat belt pillows and chemo hats, a gesture of our love and care”.

With regards,

Dr Lopamudra Das Roy, on behalf of Breast Cancer Hub Family

100% of BCH services are Free of cost and 100% of Donations are driven towards the Mission (Donor’s bucket of choice).

BCH 2024 OctoberFest Dance Competition

BCH 2024 OctoberFest Competition - 💃 🕺🏻 DANCE IN ANY FORM FOR ALL GENDERS 

"Dance for a Cause" COMPETITION Reflecting Conceptual Choreography in Any Dance Form, Team Synchronization, Expression & The Overall Presentation.

Sign up Genius Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040D4EACAD22A4F58-50318146-dance

LIMITED SLOTS: Two Categories, 10 Teams (4 Minute Dance), Minimum 6 Participants. In-charge Choreographer (Mentor) only Sign up for One Team in Each Category through Signup Genius Link below. Registration Donation is $10 per Participating member (100% will be driven towards our Mission - Donor's bucket of choice). Team Choreographer will be communicated with the Donation Link and Logistics details in September 1st Week. Friends & Family (Free Entry).

Date: October 20, 2024, Sunday; Venue: Gymnasium, WR Odell Elementary School, 1885 Odell School Road, Concord, NC 28027

GROUPS: 1) BCH Flamingo (Time: 11:30 AM): Upto Middle School and 2) BCH Peacock (Time: 1:30 PM): High School and Adults. Participants will receive a Certificate of Appreciation. Winning Team Trophies - 1st, 2nd, 3rd. The choreographer (Mentor) can do ONE sign up for his/her team in Group Flamingo and/or Group Peacock. Multiple entries by one Choreographer per category will disqualify the Choreographer's Teams.

Due to Time Limit, we will not consider any further Entry once the slots are filled out🙏.

Thank you for supporting the cause,

#TogetherWeSaveLives

With regards,

Dr Lopamudra Das Roy, on behalf of Breast Cancer Hub Family

100% of BCH services are Free of cost and 100% of Donations are driven towards the Mission (Donor’s bucket of choice).

IAC (India Association of Charlotte) Disha Program grant

We are delighted to share that Breast Cancer Hub (BCH) has been chosen as the recipient of the IAC (India Association of Charlotte) Disha Program grant, March 2024, amounting to $10,000.  We are immensely grateful to the Board of Directors of IAC, Mr. Lal Vishin, President, Ms. Toni Sawhney, Vice President, Ms. Guna Kommareddi, Treasurer, Mr. Ashish Mishra, Secretary, Dr. AK Dayal, Member, Mr. Amit Parikh, Member, Mr. Sushant Mehta, Member and Dr. Jigisha Shah, Member. I take the moment to thank Ms. Niketa Mittal and Dr Jigisha Shah for your support in bringing BCH’s mission and vision to the IAC board, and contributing your precious time! I am also thankful to Ms. Namrata Kachroo for introducing Mr Lal Vishin to BCH! 

We are thrilled and thankful to the IAC team for blessing BCH with the Disha Program Grant.

With gratitude,

Dr Lopamudra Das Roy, on behalf of Breast Cancer Hub Family

100% of BCH services are Free of cost and 100% of Donations are driven towards the Mission (Donor’s bucket of choice).

pride 2024

Flitting Hummingbird LLC

Chicago: On Saturday, June 29, 2024, Flitting Hummingbird LLC and Pratyay, a New Trier High School Sophomore, and some of his friends organized an Art and Bake Sale event and donated $312.65 to Breast Cancer Hub (BCH). 100% of the donations received will be directed towards the Patient Care Package (donor’s bucket of choice). Pratyay, also a Breast Cancer Hub (BCH) ambassador, conducted a Cancer awareness campaign in their community, providing BCH pink bags carrying educational resources.

 The team reused bottles, yogurt pots, and other household products to create art pieces. Katelyn Fang baked two blueberry lemon loaves and a dozen chocolate chip and white chocolate raspberry cookies. Evelyn Fang, Landen Else, Lindsay Ye, and Pratyay Rao helped create art pieces like plant pots, painted bottle art, bookmarks, and more. A huge shout-out to Ms. Shalini Rao and Pratyay’s team for their beautiful gesture to raise funds for BCH.

With gratitude,

Dr Lopamudra Das Roy , Breast Cancer Hub

100% of BCH services are Free of cost and 100% of Donations are driven towards the Mission (Donor’s bucket of choice).

Patient care package

Breast Cancer Hub (BCH) Patient Care Package Project continues as in the months from March through May 2024, we made 88 post-surgery pillows, 10 chemo port pillows, and 154 chemo hats (67 XSM, 65 Small, 22 Large) and we cannot be more grateful to the Dee’s We’re Sew Creative team for your continued efforts in stitching the BCH Breast Cancer Surgery heart-shaped pillow with a pocket to insert cold or hot pack providing comfort and healing, Chemo port Seat Belt pillows and Soft Chemo Hats. Your kindness is helping us sustain the BCH care package project and our patients from North Carolina and across the USA are extremely benefitted.

We are immensely thankful to our selfless volunteers, Diana Smith, Brenda Smith, Sandy Thomas, Jeanette Tye, Jamelle Taschereau, Carrie Santiago, Sandra Riggins, and several Dee’s We’re Sew Creative customers who have gone above and beyond, stepping up to help and support.

I am always thankful to Debra Bunker, who first reached out to me in April 2022, and our discussions led to the implementation of the Patient Care Package with the support of Pam Skillman, which was my dream for years.

With gratitude,

Dr Lopamudra Das Roy (Founder-President), Breast Cancer Hub

100% of BCH services are Free of cost and 100% of Donations are driven towards the Mission (Donor’s bucket of choice).

Heartist World Musical Mudra

Heartist World, Musical Mudra, May 11, 2024, Harrisburg, NC: On behalf of Breast Cancer Hub (BCH), we are grateful to Mr. Girish Nair, Heartist World, for choosing BCH as one of your charities of choice for the Musical Mudra (Ms. Aparna Nair’s Dance Production) and donating $1000 towards the cause. 100% of the Giving will be driven towards the Mission. Thank you, Ms. Renuka Hari, and Ms. Neelima Kambhampati, for accompanying me to do the honors for Mr. Girish Nair, as a gratitude to Heartist World, and Ms. Aparna Nair’s team on behalf of the BCH family.

Thank you, Medha Pillai, Abhirami Archana Linesh, Athul Vikas, Devika Reni, Parvathy Unnikrishnan, Radhika Unnikrishnan, Eleena Miriam Chacko, and Rhea Sadanandan, our BCH youth I have mentored in previous years, for meeting me at the event. I am filled with pride and happiness, as they have evolved in their respective fields with huge accomplishments.

A huge shout-out to our BCH ambassadors Hannah Joseph, Eeshan Loka, Sreeshan Loka, and Vivaan Reddy Eleti, for executing the BCH community outreach and generating awareness in the Heartist World family, by providing an overview of BCH ‘s grassroots sustainable activities, as well as raising awareness about Early detection screening of Cancer.

Our BCH youth distributed the BCH Pink bags to each family, carrying brochures with the QR codes to download the Breast Self Exam cards in 24 languages for Her and Him, Early detection cards for other prevalent cancers, and contact information so that any suspicious case can reach out to me later. The wristband and keyring with a combination color of pink representing breast cancer in women, blue representing breast cancer in men, and purple inclusive of all genders and all cancers along with bookmarks with the message of togetherness were also included in the bag. Our students also discussed our handcrafted BCH Patient care package, which included the post-breast cancer surgery comfort pillows with a pocket that allows using a cold or hot pack as part of the healing, chemo port seat belt pillows and chemo hats, a gesture of our love and care.

Thank you, Ms. Aparna Nair and her team, for the breathtaking performances and for supporting the cause.

With gratitude,

Dr Lopamudra Das Roy, on behalf of the BCH family,

100% of BCH services are Free of cost and 100% donations are driven towards the Mission (Donor’sbucket of choice).

Charlotte ledger 40 over 40

Filled with gratitude to be awarded in March (award ceremony - 30th April), as one of the 2024 winners of The Charlotte Ledger’s 40 Over 40, presented by U.S. Bank. Link to the announcement: https://charlotteledger.substack.com/p/introducing-the-ledgers-40-over-40-df6

Truly grateful to Ramakrishna Nallapati for the kindest nomination. Always thankful to Sandeep Roy, my kids, my parents (late Dr. Chandra Sekhar Das and Rita Das), my family, and my friends for their tremendous support throughout my journey.

Cannot be more thankful to Tony Mecia, Christina Bolling, Brie Chrisman, the Judges, and the team of the Charlotte Ledger for the motivational platform and the honor.

With regards,

Dr Lopamudra Das Roy (Founder-President), Breast Cancer Hub

100% of BCH services are Free of cost and 100% of Donations are driven towards the Mission (Donor’s bucket of choice).

Bihu - Northeast Indian American Cultural Organization (#NEIACO), NJ, USA

Bihu, New Jersey, April 20, 2024: On behalf of Breast Cancer Hub (BCH), we are extremely grateful to the Northeast Indian American Cultural Organization (#NEIACO) for supporting our cause and providing BCH with the forum and space to conduct community outreach.

A huge shout out to our BCH ambassador Ms. Ayna Phukan (9th-grade, Bridgewater Raritan High School) for setting up a BCH booth at the annual Bihu celebrations for the Indian-American diaspora. Ayna interacted with many of the attendees and provided an overview of BCH ‘s grassroots sustainable activities, as well as raised awareness about the importance of early cancer screening.

The attendees appreciated Ayna’s efforts as she distributed the BCH Pink bags carrying brochures with the QR codes to download the Breast Self Exam cards in 24 languages for Her and Him, Early detection cards for other prevalent cancers, and contact information so that any suspicious case can reach out to me later. The wristband and keyring with a combination color of pink representing breast cancer in women, blue representing breast cancer in men, and purple inclusive of all genders and all cancers along with bookmarks with the message of togetherness were also included in the bag. Ayna also discussed our handcrafted BCH Patient care package, which included the post-breast cancer surgery comfort pillows with a pocket that allows using a cold or hot pack as part of the healing, chemo port seat belt pillows and chemo hats, a gesture of our love and care.

I am so proud of Ayna, for all her dedication and commitment. Cannot be more thankful to Ayna’s parents Smita Barbora and Areejit Phukan, for their support during the process.

With gratitude,

Dr Lopamudra Das Roy (Mentor), on behalf of Breast Cancer Hub Family

100% of BCH services are FREE, and 100% of donations are driven towards our mission (donor’s choice).

A huge shout out to Raj Pardasani, for supporting the cause of Breast Cancer Hub and choosing BCH as one of his charities of choice and donating $800 (in honor of Mrs. Kavita Pardasani) through his beautiful initiative. 100% of the contributions received will be driven to BCH’s “Villages Adoption & Patient Treatment Aid” as Raj’s bucket of choice. We are extremely thankful to Raj and his parents, and the kindhearted youth and community who contributed towards supporting the cause!

Raj Pardasani is a junior at Livingston High School in New Jersey. He was highly motivated by my presentation at Seema Tiwari’s Recital Junoon on January 27, 2024, in Charlotte, and his grandmother being a Breast Cancer Survivor, the message hit home, leading him to contribute towards the cause. Raj planned and organized an event for teens, and tirelessly worked day and night to maximize the profits to the fullest, contributing the proceeds to BCH.

Hats off to Raj for being an inspiration to the youth.

With gratitude,

Dr Lopamudra Das Roy, on behalf of the BCH family

100% of BCH services are FREE, and 100% of donations are driven towards our Mission (Donor’s bucket of choice).

Run Jen Run 5K for Go Jen Go Foundation

March 09, 2024, Run Jen Run 5K, Charlotte, NC: On behalf of Breast Cancer Hub (BCH), I am immensely thankful to Carrie Griffin, Go Jen Go (GJG) Foundation, for inviting BCH to share our educational resources and Care Package. My heartfelt gratitude and truly appreciate the kind gesture of Amy Hastings for taking the time to meet me to collect all the BCH Pink bags and Care package, before the event, as the pink bags were pre-stuffed into the GJG swag bags given out to the participants.

On behalf of BCH, we are extremely grateful to Joe Pagani, Susan Sears, Carrie Griffin, Amy Hastings, and the team of GoJenGo, for allowing us to share the BCH educational materials and Care Package.

We are so thankful to GJG Foundation, for their patient assistance program in Greater Charlotte area, as I can navigate the Breast Cancer patients reaching out to me from North Carolina, in requirement of Financial Aid since BCH’s mission focuses on Financial Aid for the underprivileged in developing countries.

The pink bag provided by BCH carried the brochure with the QR codes to download the Breast Self Exam cards for Her and Him in 24 languages and one-stop Life-saving Early Detection Cards for other prevalent cancers, and my contact information so that any suspicious case can reach out to me later. The wristband with a combination color of pink representing breast cancer in women, blue representing breast cancer in men, and purple inclusive of all genders and all cancers along with bookmarks with the message of togetherness were also included in the bag. The BCH Patient care package included the post-surgery mastectomy or lumpectomy comfort pillows with a pocket that allows using a cold or hot pack as part of the healing, chemo port seat belt pillows, and soft chemo hats, all handcrafted by BCH volunteers, a gesture of our love and care for the Cancer Thrivers participating in the GJG Run!

With gratitude,

Dr Lopamudra Das Roy, on behalf of BCH Family

100% of BCH Services are Free and 100% Donations driven towards our Mission (Donor’s Bucket of Choice)

Challenges of a Trans Woman: Case Report on Mental Health and Risks of Reproductive Cancers with Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy: We are excited to share that our Research work got accepted for Oral presentation at the International Conference on The Myriad Facets of Women: A Celebration of the Extraordinary, March 1-2, 2024, at Jain (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru India.

I could not be more proud of Anubha Gupta (BCH Research scholar, pursuing her Masters Biology from KU Leuven, Belgium), for leading the efforts and also presenting the work online in an eloquently articulated manner.

Breast Cancer Hub (BCH) has been working for the trans communities in India over the last few years. We have seen the ground reality where trans individuals still experience prejudice and stigmatization. and we aim to revolutionize the social stigma, with care and acceptance, with changes in healthcare policies, inclusive of cancer screening of Transgender populace.

Thank you,

Dr Lopamudra Das Roy (Mentor)

Navarasa 2024, ncsu

Navarasa, North Carolina State University, 24th February 2024: On behalf of Breast Cancer Hub (BCH), we are thankful to Shrinidhi Gunda, Novietta De Britto, and the team of Navarasa for inviting me to speak about the cause and choosing BCH, as your charity of choice and donating $520.87 towards BCH Villages Adoption & Patient Treatment Aid project.

On behalf of BCH, we distributed The pink bag to each family, that carried the brochure with the QR codes to download the Breast Self Exam cards for Her and Him in 24 languages and one-stop Life-saving Early Detection Cards for other prevalent cancers, and my contact information so that any suspicious case can reach out to me later. The wristband with a combination color of pink representing breast cancer in women, blue representing breast cancer in men, and purple inclusive of all genders and all cancers along with bookmarks with the message of togetherness were also included in the bag.

With gratitude,

Dr Lopamudra Das Roy, on behalf of BCH Family

100% of BCH Services are Free and 100% Donations driven towards our Mission (Donor’s Bucket of Choice)

BCH youth mentorship ambassador program 2024

Breast Cancer Hub (BCH) 2024 Mentorship Ambassador Program (Feb 21 and Feb 22, 2024): On behalf of the BCH Family, I welcome our 2024 BCH Ambassadors, who underwent the 2.5 hours Mentorship Training workshop on Feb 21/Feb 22, 2024 (Mentor - Dr Lopamudra Das Roy).

Our 2024 BCH Ambassadors: Amoolya Vikas, Anvitha Valluru, Cyra Aggarwal, Deephya Battula, Dhanush Kondabathini, Eeshan Loka, Komal Yavagal, Megha Mittal, Moushmi Ghosh, Namita Pandit, Pari Rohilla, Pushpita Behera, Roshini Gowri Shankar, Smita Jayaprakash, Sreeshan Loka, Srivya Surapuneni, Stuti Patra, Varshini Suresh, Vidushi Anand, Vivaan Eleti, Suhasini Prakash, Devi Das, Anshika Pola, Aarush Jugdar, Adithya Nagasubramanya, Anish Ghosh, Anjana Arun, Ankitha Parsi, Atharva Khatavkar, Hansika Malapati, Isha Shabari, Janki Vinod, Manya Bharal, Maria Awan, Nandini Swain, Sushrut Thadakamadla, Trisha Nair, Aditi Myana, Aarav Shejekan.

Topics covered: Cancer Biology (Etiology of Cancer & Metastasis, Preventable Measures & Early Detection, Risk Factors, Genetics & Role of Inflammation, Importance of Support Groups and Palliative Care, Challenges with Breast Cancer in All Genders with Reality incidents and the Grassroots Sustainable Solutions of BCH, helping Save Lives).

Accomplishments:

• Ambassadors Awarded with a Certificate of Achievement for attending the workshop.

• The future community outreaches conducted by the Ambassador will be published on BCH website with a specific web link (URL) that will never expire so that you can reference, share, and list your accomplishments in your CV, tremendously helping with your career.

• Counted as Volunteer Hours: Ambassadors conducting community outreaches under the guidance and prior permission of Breast Cancer Hub.

• Bigger Purpose: The outreach executed by Ambassadors will help Save Lives, an unprecedented satisfaction - community service.

Thank you for supporting the cause.
With gratitude,

Dr Lopamudra Das Roy (Founder and President), on behalf of the BCH family

Patient care package

February 02, 2024: Breast Cancer Hub (BCH) cannot be more grateful to the Dee’s We’re Sew Creative team for your continued efforts in stitching the BCH Breast Cancer Surgery heart-shaped pillow with a pocket to insert cold or hot pack providing comfort and healing, Chemo port Seat Belt pillows and Soft Chemo Hats. Your kindness is helping us sustain the BCH care package project and our patients from North Carolina and across the USA are extremely benefitted.

We are immensely thankful to our selfless volunteers, Brenda Smith, Diana Smith, Sandy Thomas, Pam Skillman, Naveena, Aleyes, Mary Hartley, Jeanette Tye, Cathy Harus, Katherine Nuto, Molly Aiken and several Dee’s We’re Sew Creative customers who have gone above and beyond, stepping up to help and support. I am always thankful to Debra Bunker, who first reached out to me in April 2022, and our discussions led to the implementation of the Patient Care Package which was my dream for years.

With gratitude,

Dr Lopamudra Das Roy (Founder-President), Breast Cancer Hub

100% of BCH services are Free of cost and 100% of Donations are driven towards the Mission (Donor’s bucket of choice).

BCH 2024 Impact award

Seema Tiwari, Founder - Seema’s School of Dance, and  The Junoon Team

January 27, 2024, Charlotte, NC: Breast Cancer Hub (BCH) 2024 Impact Award Bestowed to Seema Tiwari, Founder - Seema’s School of Dance, and  The Junoon Team for choosing BCH as their charity of choice for the Musical “JUNOON” for five consecutive years, generating awareness and helping raise funds with their selfless support….Making a Difference. Thank you, our BCH family - Monalisa Chetiapatra, Ravina Kashyap, Hema Appaji, Savithri Krish, and Nagavardhini for doing the honors.

In 2024, Junoon raised $5804.42 and we are extremely grateful for the kindness of the donors: Rajesh and Sarla T Ganatra, Gaston Pharmacy, Lakshmi Pasalapudi, Sharanya Raman Iyer, Shiven Tiwari, Mala Mohanty, Prerna Agrawal, Swapnil Kulkarni, Preetha Pai, Kaity Desai, Sidhartha Kaw, Kanan Naik, Ramesh Chikkala, Deepika Shangula, Pawan Seth. 100% of the Giving received will be driven towards BCH’s door-to-door screening, treatment, and palliative care, of the underprivileged who have no one to take care of them.

BCH is extremely thankful to our volunteers for supporting Junoon event: Shiven Tiwari, Akhil Gajjala, Ruthvika Kambam, Anh Thang (Victor) Dinh, Harish Ravichandran, Ahana Srinath, Tanvi Prabhu, Hannah Joseph, Dhruv Dhar, Eeshan Loka, Sreeshan Loka, Krishnaveni, Aditi Myana, Parnavi Shukla, Sheetal Dave, Agneya Roy. Thank you Shruti Sudam for supervising the volunteers.

Thank you Meenakshi Sanikommu, for executing the BCH community outreach and generating awareness in the Junoon community.

Last but not least - a huge shout-out to Seema Tiwari and the Junoon team for the breathtaking conceptual performances, as we watched in-awe, Take a BOW.

With gratitude,

Dr Lopamudra Das Roy, on behalf of the BCH family,

100% of BCH services are Free of cost and 100% donations are driven towards the Mission (Donor’sbucket of choice).

A huge shout out to Risha Basatwar and Ruchi Basatwar, for choosing Breast Cancer Hub (BCH) as their charity of choice and donating $1100 via “Gifts and Hope”. 100% of the contributions received will be driven to BCH’s “Awareness Outreaches, Screening Camps and Research” as Risha and Ruchi’s bucket of choice. We are extremely thankful to Risha, Ruchi, their parents, and their kind-hearted network of friends and family who contributed towards supporting “Gifts and Hope”! #TogetherWeSaveLives

100% of BCH services are free of cost, and 100% of donations are driven towards our Mission (Donor’s bucket of choice).
With gratitude,

Dr Lopamudra Das Roy, on behalf of the BCH family,

Message from Risha and Ruchi..

“In April 2023, our mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. This news was devastating for our family. However, we were lucky it was diagnosed at Stage 2 due to her awareness of breast cancer. After noticing a lump, she immediately took action. While she went through harsh treatments, we felt helpless, unable to do anything. We understood that early detection and cancer awareness is much needed.

One of our friends was going through a similar situation in his family, and he took steps to donate to the cause. This inspired us, and ‘Gifts and Hope’ was born. We started making custom decor pieces and selling them through our Instagram, @giftsandhope. We decided to donate all profits towards cancer awareness and research. We were greatly supported by our family and friends and ended up raising a greater amount than expected. 

While deciding on which organization to donate to, we recalled Dr. Lopamudra, whom we met virtually in an awareness session by the NRIVA. We donated our profits to Breast Cancer Hub. 

Thank you to all of our supporters who believed in us and contributed towards the cause via ‘Gifts and Hope.’ Our Instagram handle @giftsandhope”

Women Ally's Courageous Conversations - ovarian, uterine, cervical and breast cancer

Women ALLYs Courageous Conversations - Ovarian, Uterine, Cervical and Breast Cancer, January 18, 2024: My immense honor to be invited by Olivia Wood (Gutknecht) and the Women Ally organizing team, as a speaker for the courageous discussions, and cannot thank Olivia enough for supporting such an important cause. It was wonderful to conduct the hybrid model webinar with ~115 participants from the Ally family. We had great interactions during the Q&A section after the session. Post-session, Olivia shared with our esteemed audience the Breast Cancer Hub (BCH) educational materials including the link to the life-saving Early detection screening cards that include Breast, Cervical, Uterine, and Ovarian Cancers as a compiled PDF.

Olivia also kindly accepted the pink bags I provided containing BCH educational resources to share with her colleagues, helping us to spread the message of Early detection and prevention of Cancer.: A brochure with BCH’s 100% Free services program information, along with the QR codes to download the early detection cards, and contact information, so that any suspicious case can reach out to me later; a wristband; and a keyring; with a combination color of pink representing breast cancer in women, blue representing breast cancer in men and purple inclusive of all genders and all cancers along with two bookmarks and a thank you note from BCH, with the message of togetherness.

We also discussed our BCH Patient care package, which includes the post-breast cancer surgery (mastectomy or lumpectomy) comfort pillows with a pocket that allows using a cold or hot pack as part of the healing, chemo port seat belt pillows and chemo hats, a gesture of our love and care.

100% of BCH services are free of cost, and 100% of donations are driven towards our mission (donor’s choice).

With gratitude,

Dr Lopamudra Das Roy , on behalf of BCH family

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