My Nonprofit Reviews

My journey and experience working with Breast Cancer Hub have been very memorable and eye-opening.

Before getting involved with BCH, I was completely unaware of the huge stigma surrounding breast cancer and other related cancers all over the world, including here in the United States. When I participated in the Young Scientist Cancer Meet (a big cancer outreach event hosted by BCH) in 2019, I realized just how important community outreach is when disseminating crucial information, especially regarding public health. I had so much fun with this event and enjoyed it all wholeheartedly!

I loved the opportunity to learn more about my topic, pancreatic cancer, and research the various genetic/hereditary, biochemical, and physiological mechanisms by which this disease works. But, the thing I truly enjoyed was helping to destigmatize the various myths about pancreatic cancer and helping to spread the word about risk factors, early detection, prevention, and treatment. This information is not readily available to a lot of people, and so outreach initiatives like this are vital to help promote awareness.

This same love of outreach and research propelled me to take up a Scientific Writer Internship with BCH, where I could continue my work with this great organization. My job was to research the statistics of various forms of breast cancer, such as carcinoma-in-situ, invasive, and metaplastic breast cancer. I researched the incidence and mortality rates of these cancers in developed and developing regions around the globe, and then put some words behind these numbers.

I got to see first-hand the disparities in healthcare around the globe, and how that is affecting breast cancer incidence and mortality rates in these developing populations.

I got enthralled with my research and learned to understand how important and vital this information is. Moreover, I am so happy that high schoolers like myself are getting the opportunity to be involved with this research.

Everyday, I continue to be impressed and truly delighted to be apart of this organization! Dr. Lopamudra Roy is an inspiration to all, and her work has inspired me to integrate public health outreach initiatives with my extracurricular activities at school, and to continue this in my career. I am forever grateful for getting involved with BCH!