Cancer survivors and healthcare workers bicycle across Nepal to raise funds for patients needing treatmentHarka Lama felt as though his life was ending when he was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2020. “I had help from friends, but I saw many cancer patients who could not even afford to be admitted to hospital for treatment,” says Lama. When Lama was diagnosed with cancer, Parajuli encouraged him to go for treatment at Dhulikhel. I could not eat or sleep.”Her friends and family encouraged her to take up cycling to keep her spirits up. “We encouraged young girls and women to be aware about the risks of breast and cervical cancer, and go for screening and mammography,” says gynecologist Suman Raj Tamrakar, a member of the cycling team.