Breast Cancer Awareness

Breast Cancer Awareness

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  Breast Cancer Awareness
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  What Is BreastCancer? Signs Symptoms and More  Breast cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the breast.  Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death among women.
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  Breast Cancer  Asper the American Cancer Society, more than 85 percent of women who get breast cancer have no family history of cancer.  Most of the women who find a lump in the breast think they needn’t worry as they have no family history of cancer. But, the truth is that even if you have no family history, you are still at risk of getting breast cancer over your lifetime. Women in their 30s/40s can and do get breast cancer, raising the need for young women to be breast aware. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), 1 in 8 women is diagnosed with breast cancer at some point during their lives. Having said this, not all the lumps are cancerous. 3
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  Risk Factors Here area few breast cancer risk factors as per the National Cancer Institute : 1. Obesity 2. Excess alcoholism 3. Getting your first menstrual period before age 12 4. Giving birth for the first time after age 30 5. Never being pregnant 6. Starting menopause at an older age 7. Having a close relative with breast cancer 4
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  Self Check andTreatment 5
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  Self Check andTreatment Regular mammograms are a must  Some experts believe forty is the right age to get mammograms whereas a few recommend that women over fifty years must get mammograms once every two years.  As breast cancer is age-related, most women prefer mammograms once they are in their fifties.  However, considering the overall health of women, it’s better women start annual mammograms once they’re in their forties.  Talk to your doctor about when you should start getting mammograms and how often you should get them.  Breast self-examination is a preventive measure  Taking a monthly breast self-exam will serve as a preventive measure. Earlier the detection of breast cancer, better is the treatment planning.  Regular breast self-exams will let you know the presence of lumps (if any), and you can consult an oncologist accordingly. 6
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  “ Most patientsassociate cancer with chemotherapy and one of their first set of questions include queries about chemotherapy: How many sessions of chemotherapy will be required, what are the side-effects, what are the costs involved, will chemotherapy benefit, and what exactly happens during chemotherapy? Among other common questions are: will cancer come back after the surgery? How aggressive is cancer and how fast is it spreading? A large number of patients and their families aren’t aware of the alternative treatments for breast cancer that are available in the country today. Hence, it is the oncologist’s responsibility to introduce the patients to new treatment options so that the patients consider all the available options. Oncologists and cancer clinics have to be updated with the latest research and findings in the field of medical research to be able to provide the best treatment to their patients. 7
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  How Technology can Changethe Outlook of Breast Cancer Here is the Vision, Mission and design of the App 8
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  Mission Supporting the fighters Admiringthe Survivors Honoring the taken and never ever giving up hope Encouraging people to not only self asses but also teach the importance of self examination and early detection of breast cancer that could be life saving. 9 sakhi
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  To help createa healthier tomorrow by creating a community that helps create awareness and fight breast cancer together at an early stage Rural Areas survival rates for breast cancer are low due late detection as access to doctors is limited. On the bright side, rural areas have achieved excellent internet access in recent years. There seemingly exists enormous opportunity to use technology particularly AI and realize mass screening programs Factors like lack of proper information, communication, awareness, financial condition, improper medications, immobility, and lack of Support groups in many countries led to upbringing of the application SAKHI Vision 10
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  11 SAKH Self diagnosis PlanMy Health Info zoneAppointment Take a survey SAKHI About Update IndiaCountry/Region Language English Back up to Cloud Access GPS location
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  Who is Sakhi? Sakhiis designed targeting women and men of the age of 25 -50. Women who are so busy, in their routine which involves work, taking care of family members, doing their daily chores and much more, don’t get any time to consider their own wellbeing. Making women more kind and caring to themselves and their body is a key factor of our solution.  Multi-Lingual but also has a One miscall system which enables easier communication through multiple channel to get answers to all questions utilizing Artificial Intelligence.  Self-assessment  Medical Assistance by verified Doctors through messaging & video calling.  Blogs section - Read and share your journey, inspire other women throughout their journey  Support Groups-Interact with those you want.  Donations - Support Breast cancer patients 12
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  13 Case Profile File historyof mammograms in pdf format and observation details Cloud backup Access your case profile media and texts on any device Stage: 1 Reports: 2 Mental health check Some tips for coping with changing mental health during diagnosis, mood of the day Schedule appointment View results
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  Sakhi After completing asurvey on signs and symptoms :  Sakhi (friend) will guide women with ways to self-examine with voice instructions as option, healthy lifestyle choices and can keep reminders for examinations and consultations.  People can connect to a larger community of likeminded women and share their hobbies, experiences and suggestions for a healthy life.  Helpline numbers to various NGOs and community who help people financially will navigate through GPS, one can donate to women and men fighting breast cancer through fundraisers option available in app  Sakhi also provides a volunteering platform to reach out to women and men from rural regions near their location and educate them on breast cancer and methods of preventions. 14
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  15 Search Local DoctorsAnd Hospitals Nearby connect call Save contact Information Following Featured Popular
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  16 VOLUNTEER Want to reachmen and women in remote regions for Breast Cancer Awareness? We will connect you to the volunteer teams near you. LOCATION / FUNDRAISERS Make a donation to Fighter to Hospital to Organizations for Awareness
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  For the HealthCareProviders  Sakhi will connect patients with their aftercare team enabling a personalized and informed recovery journey across email, mobile (and the watch itself).  By linking the app data back to our own software, it enables medical teams to group patients into high/low risk, or by any data point that informs a personalized aftercare journey, and trigger communications, advice and reminders (e.g. notifications, reminders, checklists, appointments, or even a two-way dialogue between patient and doctor.)  In future, using biometric data from the smartwatch app (blood/oxygen, steps, sleep, pulse etc) The app data also enables medical teams to monitor patient trends for fluctuations in mood, activity and wellbeing. 17
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  “With a hopeof Breast Cancer Free World, I have a vision and design of ‘Sakhi’ app which can be developed and bring some of the more conceptual features to life and therefore help to better the wellbeing of breast cancer patients as well as for the people to be aware of the early signs and symptoms of breast cancer around the world. The app may be transferable to Android, Apple and other technologies, for free of cost so we see a world where the app, watch and tailored aftercare can be offered to as many patients and healthcare services as possible around the world.” Thank you to all the Fighters sharing their journey and giving strength to each other. By Naheeda Khan © 18