Hundreds of school children, volunteers and doctors joined the mass awareness rally to create awareness about breast cancer in Amritsar. KC Roko Cancer Charitable Trust in association with Indian Medical Association organized "walk for life", and a free medical camp at the BBK DAV College for Women where mammography tests were conducted on 40 women.
"People will at least realize what we are doing. They recognize the motive behind organizing the rally and will discuss it with their family members and villagers. To spread awareness we are distributing pamphlets and making people aware through this medium," a volunteer at the rally said.
Breast Cancer - Causes, Risks, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Staging, Treatment, Prevention & Prognosis
Breast cancer is a cancer that affects the breasts or mammary glands. Early detection and lifestyle changes help in controlling breast cancer.
Breast cancer is a cancer that affects the breasts or mammary glands. Early detection and lifestyle changes help in controlling breast cancer.
"We have examined over 25-30 thousand cases of women. Our teams are making visits to various states like Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Hyderabad, Maharashtra, North Maharashtra, North Karnataka, Goa, Chennai and Bangalore to examine cancer in women," Chawla said.
Every year over 80,000 women in India are affected by breast cancer and out of these, 30,000 women die without knowing that they suffer from the disease.
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Slides and animation of Breast Self Examination for early detection of breast cancer lumps in women
Slides and animation of Breast Self Examination for early detection of breast cancer lumps in women
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