June 2010
Early Cancer Detection Program in Mountain Agencies of Araku Valley by VT Visakhapatnam
On June 24th 2010, early cancer detection training session was conducted in Paderu.
21 women from Paderu and 5 nurses from vizag have participated in the training.
On June 25th 2010, cancer medical camp was conducted in Araku.
108 women attended the camp. Early detection tests VIA (Visual Inspection through 5% Acetic Acid) and Papsmear tests with coloposcope were conducted.
The volunteers went into the highly difficult mountainous terrain and created awareness among the scattered hamlets and tribals.
Later, free food was distributed to the people.
April 2010
A follow-up work of the patients surveyed during Feb and March 2010 was done on April 23 2010. The VTSeva volunteers conducted a camp for CANCER AWARENESS and EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER. Photos Here
- Report submitted by Alluri Vijaya
Feb, Mar 2010
On Feb 4, 2010 - World Cancer Awareness Day, VT Visakhapatnam organized Free Cancer Detection Camp and Awareness Walk
2009 Dec - 2010 Jan - Camp Report Here
2009
Several Cancer awareness and detection camps for women & General Medical camps were conducted by VT across villages and rural areas in the Visakhapatnam district in Nov 2009.
With the generous donations from Sriman Ramanum (Rs.25000), Sriman Narayana Reddy (Rs.10000) and Sriman Kasi Raju (Rs.313000), VT Visakhapatnam purchased Tata Magic vehicle for service activities which costed Rs.348000 in total.
2009 Aug Sep Camp Report Here
They have successfully conducted camps in the village of Dakamarri and surrounding hamlets with the help of doctors by conducting tests for detection of cancer and guiding them to the hospitals for necessary medical treatment.
Volunteers supplying medicines to the patients
Doctors felt happy that the patients were brought in at the right time.
Volunteers led by Smt. A.Vijayaunder the VTSeva mission of Health Protection (Arogya Vikas) formed as a team to work in the rural areas.
The project was initiated with an amount of Rs.51,000/-
However, more funds need to be collected in later phases, reports Smt.Vijaya. The team members selected Dakamarri village, visited the village to get acquaintance with the socio-economic conditions and health infrastructure of the village. They met the local village head, the doctors and the paramedical staff at the Primary health Care Centre which is about 10 Km far away.
A two-day training program for volunteers was conducted in the Lion's cancer hospital.
Topics coverd in the training program are:
· Breast cancer
· Cervix cancer
· Palate cancer
· The Therapy involved in screening and curing the diseases
· Factors influencing the diseases
· Apparatus used in the diagnosis and therapy
Some patients suffering from breast cancer and palate cancer were shown to the volunteers. A complete information and training material was provided.
Doctors involved in the training program were:
· Dr.Preeti Jain
· Dr.Rajani
· Dr.Aditya Narayana
The volunteers were divided in to five batches and named as A, B, C, D and E.
Each batch methodically interacted with the villagers and conducted door to door survey and screening. The surveyed houses were then marked so they could trace easily the left-over houses. There are 375 houses in the Village according to records. Local teachers, health workers and some volunteers from the village accompanied the batches and helped them in tracing the houses.
After completing the survey in the village, the screening was continued in the small 5 hamlets which come under Dakamarri Panchayat. (Dasari Peta, Bhugatavari Kallalu, Kallavari Kallalu, Allipeta and Rellipeta). Suspected cases with lumps in their breasts and gynic problems were taken to Dr.Sasiprabha who came forward to examine them on every last Tuesday.
Women with the habit of reverse smoking and having patches in the palate were identified and were taken to the hospital. The hospital administration provided a van for transporting the women. Dr. Adityanarayana examined them and gave medicines. Out of them, 4 women ran a high risk of palate cancer. One of them needed a biopsy within 15 days from the detection.
2008
Fourteen women were taken to the camp on 23-Dec-2008 .Dr. Smt. Sasiprabha conducted counseling for the women before examination. After that she has examined the patients, she suggested scanning and operations to some of the patients. Out of them one patient was detected with cervical cancer of Stage-3.
A health camp was conducted on 24-Dec-2008 .A total of 111 people attended the camp.
Two gynecologists (Dr. Smt. Rajani and Dr. Smt. Seshu) and a physician (Dr. B.S.R.Murthy) rendered their service to the camp and examined the patients. Patients were also given medicines at free of cost.
A lab-technician from the Lion’s cancer hospital came and assisted in fixing the PAP smear sample in the camp. The village health workers and ANM assisted the doctors and the volunteers.
The suspected cases of palate cancer and cervical cancer were taken to Lion’s cancer hospital in mini-bus provided by Nalanda Talent School .
One woman was detected with palate cancer and needed biopsy. Three women ran a high risk of palate cancer. Four were at low risk.
Two women were taken for biopsy of whom, one women had cervical cancer at stage -2. Doctors asked this patient to come to the hospital for Radio-therapy. Doctors felt happy that the patients were brought in at the right time.
Volunteers managed with limited resources and facilities they have and they are making efforts to go with more equipment, medicines and material so that more can be done in service to these rural women.
VT Seva Volunteers sincerely strived, moved from village to village and performed door to door survey. They educated the rural women and enquired if they had any problems. They conducted simple tests wherever necessary and took them to the doctors for the medical tests to make sure that they do not suffer from the dangerous disease cancer.
Looking at the yeomen service done by this team, Smt. Lakshmi (Baby) and her team of VTSeva extended their support and services to this noble project.
Every bit of voluntary work was done with the support of the generous hearts.
For more details about this project and support contact the Co-ordinator Smt. Vijaya at vijaya_yugesh@yahoo.co.in or VTSeva volunteer.
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