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

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