Youth Council for Breast Cancer in Young Women UPES University Chapter, Dehradun, India

UPES University, a leading multidisciplinary university in Uttarakhand known for its commitment to holistic student development, has launched a Youth Chapter of the Breast Cancer in Young Women (BCYW) Foundation, USA, to raise awareness about breast health and provide preventive education among young women.

The chapter was launched on November 28, 2025, under the overall leadership of Padma Venkat, PhD (Professor and Dean, School of Health Sciences & Technology), and implemented by an enthusiastic team, including Dhruv Kumar, PhD (Professor & Cluster Head, Allied Health Sciences) and Jyoti Upadhyay, PhD (Associate Professor and Coordinator Clinical Research).
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The event featured a 90-minute interactive session and informal discussions throughout the day, led by Rakesh Kumar, PhD (CEO, BCYWF); Vartika Saxena, MBBS, MD (Professor and Head) and Gargi Pandey, MBBS, MD (Senior Resident), Department of Community Medicine, AIIMS Rishikesh; and Kajal Malik and Ruchi Negi (Assistant Professors), Himalayiya College of Nursing, Sparsh Himalaya University, Uttarakhand.

Speaking about the initiative, UPES School of Health Sciences Dean Venkat highlighted the university’s strong commitment to empowering female students and to preventive healthcare. The BCYW Foundation’s Dr. Kumar expressed his hope that the Youth Breast Health chapter will be a campus-wide initiative percolating across all Schools of the University. The purpose of the newly established youth chapter of the BCYW Foundation is to empower young women with essential knowledge and tools for prevention, early detection, and risk reduction.