@ivianMecia The Indian Express Saturday, December 15", 2007 — New Dethi NGO spreads awareness on breast cancer CLAIRE MACDOUGALL ‘NEW DELIN DECEMBER EVERY year more than 80,000 women are diggnesed ‘with breast eancerininciaand according to the health ex: pertslack of awarenessis the reason why thisdisease Sona steady rise, Surprisingly the ‘eseshave increased inthe ur- ban areas. However, now an NGO,ROKO Cancer, scam- palgningio:adies his bck of snvarenes through edieation and innovative mobile buses that drive around semi-arban and ruralareasalso ROKO Cancer held ore of lis “breast cancer detection ‘camps atthe Indian Habitat ‘Centre in New Delhi on Fi ay. A mobile cancer detec: ‘on bus present at the Cen tre from 11.@) am 10 3.0 pm sffering ree 12-minutemam ‘mograms apd examinations by female attendants, Addi- ional information on seloex- ‘amination techniquesthat can beused to detect the cancer arealso availabe, Thiwas the NGO's 242d comp in India sfterholdingcampsin Hyder- atnd, User Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, West Ben: 1 Gojarstent Mabaashira Isha Bhandari, Decor of the ROKO Cancer Compan inindiahasasimplemessae for ndan women "ove your lie, you can save your he throughear detection” The ROKO Cancer Cam eign ns esa n Eng Lind by Ajinder Pal Singh Chawla in remary of hs ie ro died of breast cancer an {ory age, The earpageWas Jaunted in New Delian ary 2086 ith the goa em powering womca rough breast ‘aneer awareness, said Bhan dari Heclaimsthatthelevel of awareness of breast cancer in India is “worse” than otner ‘ountres, particulary in rural ‘teas that are more “orthodex and conservative” and where ‘people donat fel comiortable talking about breast cancer. © ‘Shoba, a resident of Zam- rudpur insouth Delhiand an atlendantatthe camp, wats in fa queue outide of the career detectionbustobe examined, 1 do not now a great deal about the process, what a A-19 BY Floor Kailash Colony New Delhi ~ 110048 India 91 11 29247851 $2 / 53/54/58 smammogramis how to detect ‘breast canoer or what this will jnvokebatl aminotnervous” She said that she was not “really aware of the issue of breast cancer atall because there is a shame attached to breast cancer within her community and women do. not often tell people that they have it, Butifl find out that [have breast cancer I ‘will hide the disease.” The ‘mobile breast cancer detec ton bus will make its next stop at Wave Cinema, ‘Noida, on December 21.