yellow pomelo cancer screening camp - ponnavaram
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Cancer Screening CampPonnavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
Pratik Mulpury
Nov 5-6, 2016
Inspiration
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● Loss of close friends and family as well as my cousin sister who is currently undergoing treatment for cancer.
● Success of cancer screening camp in Chatapparu, Andhra Pradesh.
● Rapidly growing epidemic in India.
● Overwhelming support from friends and family.
Current Situation
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● Around 1.12 Million new cancer cases were detected in India in 2014.
● Around half a million deaths occurred due to cancer in 2014.
● Between 2012 - 2014, cancer deaths increased by 6%.
● Most common male cancer in India is head-neck followed by lung cancer.
● Most common female cancer in India is cervical cancer followed by breast cancer.
Current Situation
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Cancer Screening Benefits
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● Survival rates improve dramatically when cancer is diagnosed early.
Cancer Screening Camp Highlights
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● Conducted cancer screening camp in partnership with Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute.
● Screening provided at no charge.
● Tests include Mammograms, Ultrasounds, X-rays and Pap tests.
● Camp covered 49,000 people in Ponnavaram and neighboring villages of Veerullapadu Mandal, Andhra Pradesh.
Where is Ponnavaram?
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Why Ponnavaram?
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● Need expressed by local health officials and non-profit organizations.
● Support of family, friends and well wishers.
● Partnered with Sujana foundation to pool resources for conducting cancer screening camp.
Challenges
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● Lack of awareness.
● Notion that cancer is a rich man’s disease - cure is unaffordable for the poor.
● High screening costs.
Camp in pictures
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Banner for the camp
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People arriving at the camp
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Mobile screening unit
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Doctors getting ready to see patients
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Patients waiting to be screened
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Women waiting to be tested
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Mammography machine inside mobile screening unit
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Ultrasound machine in mobile screening unit
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Local school children visit the camp
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Volunteers who helped conduct the camp
What did we accomplish?
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● Created awareness around early detection of cancer.
● Screened approximately 667 people.
● Detected cancer in 5 people.
● Provided information to patients - Further tests and treatment costs will be covered entirely by a government sponsored health plan.
● Paved way for additional camps in partnership with local non-profits.
Acknowledgements
● Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute.
● Family, friends and well wishers whose overwhelming support of Yellow Pomelo made it possible to conduct the camp at Chataparru, Andhra Pradesh (India).
● Mr. Y.S. Chowdary, Minister of State of Science & Technology
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Questions
● Send email to pratik@yellowpomelo.org
● Visit www.yellowpomelo.org
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