Blind Women Detect Breast Cancer Using Touch

These women detect breast cancer with their hands. They're blind.

Transcript

00:00People say that it is God gifted that if your one sense is weak, then your sixth sense becomes

00:19strong.

00:20I was born in Uttar Pradesh and I have a 14-year-old son.

00:26In 2016, I lost my husband to cancer.

00:31After my husband passed away, I decided to become self-dependent.

00:471, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

00:56I detected cysts in the patient.

01:03When I took his temperature in the sitting position, I felt cysts in the same position.

01:10After doing the examination, I gave my report to Dr. Kanchan Kaur.

01:17He told me that he could not feel the cysts in the first position.

01:33It didn't involve any of those ultrasounds or the scans or the MRIs.

01:50I couldn't believe myself as to how well they were examining me.

02:08A centimeter by centimeter touch.

02:13I asked her, how are you able to figure out that there is no lump?

02:17She said that I can figure out a lump which is even smaller than 0.5 cm, which is brilliant.

02:29When we were going to the gynecologists to sell this concept, they were very doubtful.

02:35They didn't know whether it is possible or not and what is the accuracy of the checkup.

02:43It was a slow start.

02:46Thankfully, the doctors and oncologists are believing in us.

03:06Some patients are easily convinced.

03:08Some have to work hard.

03:10That is a tough task.

03:12We have to be friendly with them.

03:16We tell them that we will check you.

03:21If you have any problem, let us know.

03:24If they feel any pain, we check them.

03:30We make them believe that there is no problem.

03:33If we don't feel any pain.

03:35If I hadn't done this project, I wouldn't have been able to do anything in my life.

03:45I am very thankful to be here.

03:47I had a dream that I want to be self-reliant.

03:51I want to give my son a good and respectful life.

03:55I will be able to do that.

03:56I have full trust in this.