HITAISHINI helps breast cancer patients by way of pre-operative and post-operative counseling. Our volunteers attend breast cancer clinics to offer support, information , medicinal help, psychological counseling, and guidance in respect of surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormone therapy, among other things .

Patients are shown exercises and three lymphopress machines are used to treat lymphodema of the arm. Mastectomy patients are helped in fitting of prosthesis (artificial breasts), sold to them at nominal prices. Volunteers also visit patients at their homes or other treatment centers, on request, to offer positive support. They also help rehabilitate patients economically by providing them with sewing machines or such other helpful equipments.

Presently, HITAISHINI volunteers attend the following breast cancer clinics:

Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute:
37 S.P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata 700 026.
ü Every Monday & Thursday , 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Cancer Centre Welfare Home & Research Institute : Thakurpukur .
ü Every Friday, 12 noon to 2 p.m.