Breast-cancer survivor to travel alone from Coimbatore to Chinese border to raise awareness about cancer

Coimbatore: A 57-year-old woman from Peelamedu in Coimbatore, Sangeetha Sridhar, is all geared up to embark on a solo car journey from Coimbatore to the Chinese border to create awareness about breast cancer in women.

A retired e-government advisor in Abu Dhabi, Sangeetha Sridhar was diagnosed with breast cancer a year ago and underwent a surgery at a private hospital in Coimbatore.

In order to create awareness among the general public about breast cancer in women, Sangeetha decided on taking a solo trip in her car to the Chinese border area.

Sangeetha will embark on her journey on August 15, Independence Day. "No one should be afraid of breast cancer and I urge everyone to go to the hospital once and get themselves tested," advises Sangeetha.

Coimbatore District Collector Kranthi Kumar Pati and Pollachi MP Shanmugasundaram flagged off Sangeetha's solo breast cancer awareness trip at the Coimbatore District Collectorate.

The District Collector also launched a web page called canincancer.com to mark the event.

Sangeetha is scheduled to reach Siachen, a 18,000-feet high mountainous region on the Chinese border where the temperature normally ranges from -40° to -50°.