Every year in October, the world celebrates Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer cases are rising globally, and for the first time in Gujarat, college students and female college staff were screened for breast cancer.

The screening took place at a government arts college in East Ahmedabad, Khokhara, Maninagar, with the assistance of the Women and Child Department’s Gender Resource Centre.

College students and staff were screened using technology provided by a Portable Thermographic Machine, under the supervision of LG Hospital’s General Surgeon Dr Asit Patel and Cancer Surgeon Dr Ronak Vyas.

Professor Dr Namita Sharma informed that this was the first time such a free screening initiative had been organized.

An awareness campaign was held at the college for the same on October 18, and on October 19 the screening was done.

After the screening, the test reports were sent to Pune for analysis. 

Among these reports, two students under the age of 20 were found as suspicious, following which the two students were sent for additional check-ups at the hospital.

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