In the South Indian states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, over 40 million women live in rural areas across nearly 50,000 villages. Healthcare is hard to come by and cancer rates among women are growing rapidly: by 2020, one fifth of the world’s cancer cases are predicted to be in India.
The Mammo Mobile screening bus is modelled on similar programmes in other parts of India and in the West. It will screen women in a safe environment throughout Tamil Nadu for the most common types of cancer, such as breast, cervical and oral cancers.
Artists and art lovers are using their reach to bring hope to women that cancer can be caught before it spreads, no matter which part of rural India they live.
The early screening and prevention of cancer in women living in such rural areas is vital to stop the spread of cancer, but detection rates are very low and, in the case of women, strongly exacerbated by social issues. Diagnosis therefore often comes too late.
Charitable Trust
