How to make a strong Cervical Cancer free society?

  Cervical cancer is the most common cancer among women in the rural areas and it is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the rural areas. Although it is preventable and curable but due to the lack of proper treatment and screening women in the rural areas suffering from cervical cancer remain unnoticed. Aiming at this loophole our GeBBS Foundation volunteers and partners ( MGM and Hedgeware hospital ) regularly conduct health check up camps in the rural areas of Aurangabad and Jalnain our mobile van ‘clinic-on-wheels’. Our doctors and volunteers regularly visit different villages in the mobile van to conduct health check-ups and screening for breast cancer and cervical cancer. Below, one of our volunteer’s has described his experience with our GeBBS Foundation.   Siddharth Madhukar Patekar- volunteer (Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad) “I am grateful to GeBBS Foundation for giving me an opportunity to work for a noble cause in the rural

  Breast Cancer is most common in women and has the second highest occurrence in India. The average incidence rate is around 6 lakhs in the rural areas. Women above the age of 50 are most susceptible to cancer. It starts as cancerous cells present at the lining of a milk gland (lobule) in one of the breasts. This phenomenon is commonly known as lobular breast cancer.   Women should regularly conduct self-examination of the breast and on noticing any lump or change must consult the doctor if necessary. This will help facilitate early stage breast cancer treatment. If the cancer is diagnosed at the first stage, outcomes are better. Most breast lumps are not cancerous. But few basic symptoms of breast cancer are: A painless lump in the breast A spontaneous discharge of blood from the nipple Retraction or indentation of nipple Redness or pitting of the skin over the breast Mass below the arms Changes in the size or shape of a breast Dimpling or thickening of the skin on a part of a b