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Mother Teresa Charitable Trust

Breast cancer incidence and mor­tality rates are rising in India and account for one-fifth of cancer-related deaths among Indian women1-5. The rate of survival for breast cancer increases with the decreasing stage. In a study by Nair in Kerala, the survival was found to be 90% for patients with Stage I, 65% for Stage II, 33% for Stage III, and 6% for Stage IV disease. A study in India has shown that among 2880 women who were screened positive, 23.2% reported practicing Breast Self Examination (BSE), 96.8% underwent Clinical Breast Examination (CBE). Substantially higher numbers of early-stage breast cancers were detected among women who had CBE compared to BSE and awareness. An improvement in stage at diagnosis following CBE was reported both in the Philippines and Mumbai trials. CBE based model is cost-effective and has lead to con­siderable reductions in mortality and high numbers of life-years, even with an interval of 5 years. A total of 61,402 cancer patients were registered at various hospitals of Tamil Nadu in the year 2014 of which 56% were females. Three sites, namely breast, cervix, and ovary constitute 50% of the women cancers in Tamil Nadu. In the Kanyakumari district, 1781 cancer patients were registered and 50% of them were females. Breast cancer was top-ranking cancer among women in Kanyakumari, constituting 29% followed by the cervix (7.7%) evidence is available for downstaging of breast cancer through improved awareness among the women and health workers. In a study by Devi et al., it is found that breast cancer in stage III and IV reduced from 60% (1994) to 35% (1998). Therefore, sensitizing the community about breast cancer and teaching them about the simple cost-effective screening methods will be highly beneficial. 
 This project aims to increase the awareness about the screening and early detection of breast cancer by imparting knowledge and skills to conduct clinical breast examination to healthy women between ages 30 to 69 years with intact breasts in the selected blocks of Kanyakumari district. Women will be identified through household surveys, and the purpose of the visit will be explained to them. After obtaining written informed consent from all participants, the trained female health workers will impart knowledge and awareness and conduct CBE. Silicone breast prostheses will be used to familiarize women with tactile sensations of normal breast and breast lumps.    
 Interpretation involves three elements:<ol><li>Identification of visual and palpable characteristics of the breasts and lymph nodes.</li><li>Accurate assignment of specific, common, descriptive terminology to each characteristic</li><li>Determination of appropriate follow-up actions for identified findings.</li></ol>The result will be reported as “CBE negative” when no abnormality is found and as “CBE positive” when suspicious findings warrant further investigations. CBE-positive women will be recommended for further investigations for diagnostic mammography and/or ultrasonography and/or fine needle aspi­ration cytology or excision biopsy. Those confirmed with breast cancer will be referred for further management.

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Reducing the breast cancer mortality and morbidity in Kanyakumari District by down-staging the tumour through a population based screening programme by health workers

Mother Teresa Charitable Trusts (MTCT) history starts with the story of compassion. The mammoth crowd that followed the adieu procession of the legend Mother Teresa, Dr.G.K.Dhas, a kind-hearted social activist took up the challenge of being and working for the poor. From this simple, yet heartbreaking incident brought the determination that, to take the mantle of Mother Teresa, that “Service to Mankind is Service to God”. The inspiration which helped to create “Mother Teresa Charitable Trust“is being carried out all these years. Mother Teresa Charitable Trust serves with the motto of “Service to Humanity“. With the partnership of Government &amp; various State governments, as well as the generosity of thousands of our supporters, we have grown from a small endeavor to a mammoth force that stretches across the wide hemisphere. All these years MTCT served the underprivileged and the needy to transform a vision into a reality. Our fight will continue till the last breath of a suffering mass.

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