w Gp aks Cone Chem Sen September 2009 Roko Can +r Charitable Trust is an NGO working towards the cause of creating Awareness nd Detection of Breast Cancer among women living in the urban, semi urban and rural areas of In- dia, through its fully equipped Mobile Cancer Detection Unit. The Charity conducts free Mam-| mograms, Cancer in the coming months The Trust will also be conducting awareness camps for Cervix, Prostate and Oral Roko Cancer Charitable Trust in alliance with AWWA (Army Wives Welfare Association) organised an A India Breast ‘Cancer awareness and detection drive for the families of the Armed Forces stationed the Tength and breadth of country in the month of July, Free mam ‘mograms were conducted. by the ROKO CANCER MOBILE DETECTION UNIT and pa- ticnts were educated on breast, cervix and oral cancer through Tectures and awareness talks, Breast Self Examination pam- phlets and brochures were cir- culated and a film on cancer awareness was screened, To date 2,372 women have been examined and 378 mammo- grams have been done. 20 camps have been organised t0 we and many more will be held in the upeoming months. ‘Total Camps A. Breast Cancer awareness and detection campaign was structured at Delhi by the charity in the months of June and July in partnership with FORTIS HOSPITAL international oncology). The campaign was prearranged on | an enormous seale. Patients were made aware about the benefits of Self’ Breast Ex- amination and early detec- tion, Free mammograms were conducted to provide the nec- essary help. The campaign witnessed a huge turnout with 892 examinations and 412 mammograms. Roko Cancer Trust conducted a 5 day campaign on Breast Cancer awareness and detec- tion from 21% June 09 to 26" June 09 in collaboration with ‘ahayta Organization, work- ing in urban and rural arcas of Chandigarh, The patients were educated on Breast Self Examination techniques through a demonstration by well-qualified doctors, The campaign marked a huge success with a total of 548 examinations and 137 mam- ‘mograms. The two NGO's took further responsibility for providing help to terminally ill patients. On 28" July 2009, a presen- tation on Breast Cancer awareness was conducted by the charity at the American Embassy. ‘The presentation commenced with the sere ing of Love for Life a fil about the need to alert ‘women t0 the seriousness of getting a Breast Examination done, Dr. Puneet Gupta, a well- known oncologist from APOLLO Hospital, shared briefly with the addressees the origin, symptoms, treat- ment and prevention of Breast Cancer. The presenta- tion concluded with the public interest message, ‘The Breast Cancer awareness ‘and detection campaign was organised by Roko Cancer ‘Trust on 8 July 2009 in as- sociation with "Intemational Oncology at the American Embassy. Physical examina tions and mammograms were performed on patients and they were interviewed on their Knowledge of Breast Cancer. The event proved to bbe a success with 85 patients ‘otal Report (India) examined and 35-mammo- ‘grams done. 1519 Total: Mammography |: 332 £263 Total: Examination —: 30660 Total: Positive Follow Ups / Advised / U 923,Teka Cncee Choutable Teast Page 2 (On 5® May Hindu Mandir, Gants Hill, 20° /May West Hampstead Women’s Centre, 24" May Central Gurudwara, Shepherds Bush Breast Cancer Awareness Program was held, |where Roko Cancer Campaign has got huge response from the beneficiaries. On June, 09 the BREAST CANCER awareness programme was organized at Henna Asian Women’s Group, U.K The pro- gramme was received well by the members lof the group. There were thirty women pre- sent. The documentaries were well roceived and everyone agreed that they were a good way of getting the message across to the ladies. One member of the group thought it was a good idea to talk about the conse- [quences of not detecting breast cancer early [The outcome of the programme was that Vis jual images of breast cancer should be ob- tained as part of the awareness programme. include in the general discussion the conse~ [quences of not detecting breast cancer early ‘On 8"June, 09 a Presentation was conducted at CYANA, U.K. The presentation focused [on continuing to be breast aware as many of the attendees had breast cancer or had breast ‘On 24" July, 09 a Breast Cancer Awareness Pro-| ‘gramme was held up at ENFIED SAHELI It is a] ‘women’s support group that provides support and| advice for women in Enfield, Thirty members of] the group attended the breast awareness. pro-| gramme. The documentaries were shown which] ‘were well received. One member of the group] ‘was willing to talk about her experience of breast cancer which also highlighted the lack of aware-| ness of the disease within the women Asian popu lation. The Breast Awareness presentation also] gave her the platform to talk about her experi-| ence, her feclings and pass on any’ advice to the| other members is an all women, Asian environ ‘ment, The programme proved to have an astound ing outcome and more women were encouraged| {0 talk about their experiences of breast cancer. ‘On 16"August, 09 2 LONDON MELA was con- ducted, The Mela was attended by 40,000 people nd we were able to talk to many of the people ‘who were interested and attracted by the posters that we had displayed, The posters which were of] Bollywood stars and other celebrities were an al- traction for Asians of the older generation espe- Cially, but also younger Asians. ‘cancer history and they had come along with family and careers (twenty in total). They appreciated the documentaries and in particu- lar “Remember Me’ which featured breast [cancer survivors and a positive message that being a woman, a mother and a wie isto be special [On 12 July, 09 a mela was organized at LEICESTER MELA, U-K. The mela was very wel tended with over a 1,000 people attending. More then 500 inndied leaflets were distributed and interest inthe documentaries was shown by both men and women with messages from Pamela and ‘Yash Chopra attracting most ofthe attention, ‘The outcome from both melas shows that leaflets in the community languages as well as in Eng- lish are in demand as in Plumstead where there is large Punjabi community all dhe leaflets inthis language were gone by the end of the day. In Leicester there isa large Gujarati community and| again the leaflets in this language were all finished by the end ofthe day On 15" July 2009 by Tiffin Club of Parliamentarians at House of Common where substantial funds were raised for the charities attended by members of parliament, Roko cancer is also benefited from this event, HEAD OFFICE INDL ROKO Cancer Charitable Trst—Indis B43, Sou Naga (South). Panchsbel NowDalhi 110017 Phone: 91—11— 41749060 Mal: rokocancrdalahotmail com www.rokocancer.org BAL OFFICE LODNON 22, Broad Walk, Witchmore Hil, LONDON N21 3DB, 44 (6) 20838 07807, (0) 20779 19686 Pax -4 (0) 208882 6749 e-Mail: okosanserappealyahoo cok tet