Empowering Young Women for Breast Wellness

To empower young women, the BCYW Foundation launched the Youth Council for Breast Health (YCBH), a global initiative for proactive breast health and breast cancer awareness across educational and professional campuses. Ideally, young women should understand their risks, recognize symptoms, and embrace self-care strategies. The BCYW Foundation focuses on young women on university and college campuses through YCBH and in workplaces with predominantly young female employees and community networks. The BCYW Foundation believes in empowering young women to take charge of their health, fostering significant improvements in future outcomes. The program emphasizes proactive breast health promotion as a key foundation of women’s well-being by combining global collaboration with local action.

YCBH Team

Rakesh Kumar, PhD
Program Director

Jayanti Semwal, MD
Lead-India

Marie Jeanne Vrancken Peeters, MD, PhD
Lead-Netherlands

Lorna Larsen, RN, BScN
Lead-Canada

Isabel Echavarria, MD, PhD
Lead-Spain

Victoria Findlay, PhD
Lead-USA

Tamara Milagre
Lead-Portugal

Catarina Abreu, MD
Co-Lead-Portugal

Ana Ferreira, MD
Co-Lead-Portugal

Thomas Adrian, PhD
Lead-UAE

Chikako Shimizu, MD, PhD
Lead – Japan