Empowering young women for breast wellness
Global youth, local impact — a worldwide team turning awareness into action.
A global initiative for proactive breast health
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. By combining global collaboration with local action, the programme helps young women understand their risks, recognise symptoms and embrace self-care.
Rakesh Kumar, PhD
Founder of the Breast Cancer in Young Women Foundation and the Youth Council for Breast Health, advancing global empowerment for early awareness and detection.
Global leads & co-leads
Jayanti Semwal
MD
Co-Lead, Uttarakhand — 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
Chikako Shimizu
MD, PhD
Lead — Japan
Liana Roodt
MBChB, FCS, MMED
Lead — South Africa
Artefaa Alshamari
MD, RCSI
Lead — Qatar
Anjana Williams
PhD
Co-Lead, Uttarakhand — India
Bring YCBH to your campus.
Start a chapter and lead breast-health awareness where it matters most — among the young women around you. The BCYW Foundation will help you every step of the way.