It was three long months ago when Associate Professors Mikael Hartman from the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and Philip Iau from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine set off on an extraordinary adventure.
The two trauma and breast cancer surgeons would journey 20,000km by motorcycle across 17 countries in Asia and Europe for The Long Ride 2014: From Singapore to Sweden for Breast Cancer Research to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer research in Asia.
Since then, they’ve braved nasty sandstorms, conquered challenging terrain, and altogether encountered many interesting and fulfilling experiences on the road, making stops at collaborating institutions and hospitals to bring their message to doctors, patients and caregivers and learn firsthand the challenges faced by various communities in dealing with breast cancer.
On 18 June 2014, they officially arrived at their final destination – the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden – and presented their final seminar on the topic of breast cancer in Asia, as well as shared insights from their travels.
Congratulations to our riders on a journey well-travelled!
View Prof Hartman’s lectures during The Long Ride here:
- The Long Ride for Breast Cancer Awareness: Episode 1 (“What Good vs What Harm are We Doing with Breast Cancer Treatment” in Penang, Malaysia)
- The Long Ride for Breast Cancer Awareness: Episode 2 (“Evaluation of the Singapore Breast Screening Programme” in Chiang Mai, Thailand)
- The Long Ride for Breast Cancer Awareness: Episode 3 (“The Impact of the Breast Screen Singapore programme on Mortality” and Q&A session in Kunming, China)
- The Long Ride for Breast Cancer Awareness: Episode 4 (“The Impact of the Breast Screen Singapore programme on Mortality” in Luzhou, China)
For a look back at The Long Ride journey, head on to The Long Ride website and Facebook page.