HITAISHINI is a voluntary non-profit Breast Cancer Support Network, the first of its kind in Eastern India. It is a forum member of Reach-to-Recovery International, head-quartered in Queensland, Australia and one of the founder members of Cancer Care India, New Delhi. Its member volunteers comprise breast cancer survivors and socially committed women. It runs Breast Clinics, attached to Hospitals and Cancer Centres in and around Kolkata, to provide psychological, emotional, medicinal and rehabilitative support to women afflicted with breast cancer. HITAISHINI also conducts Awareness Camps, Seminars, Workshops and 'Walks' to propagate knowledge about breast cancer among the masses.
Hitaishini organizes various programs throughout the year giving message to the public about breast cancer.
The exact cause or causes of breast cancer remain unknown. Yet scientists have identified a number of risk factors that increase a person's chance of getting this disease. Certain risk factors, such as age, are beyond our control; whereas others, like drinking habits, can be modified.
Age, Previous Breast Cancer, Family History Of Breast Cancer, Genetic Mutations.
If you are blessed with the gift of time, please use it to help us. Our volunteers include survivors and some socially committed ...
Every year Hitaishini celebrates Survivors Day in the month of February with full fun and enjoyment . This year (2026) on 23rd February, members of Hitaishini with caregivers and breast cancer survivors participated in this ...
On 16th November, 2025, Apollo Cancer Centres of Apollo Multispecialty Hospitals organized an awareness programme "Check-olate - a Sweet Reminder to Check Yourself"- a camp focused on breast cancer awareness...
Hitaishini conducted an awareness programme on 15th July, Tuesday in a girls school at Kakdwip, South 24 Parganas. Situated at a distance of nearly 89 kms from Kolkata, the camp was organized. A large number of girl students of Rajnagar Biswambhar High School (HS) attended the programme .
