Humanitarian and extraordinaire, Dr V Shanta was an oncologist and a pioneer in cancer care in India. Steering the Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar in Chennai to iconic status, she breathed her last on January 19. She was 93.
From being the first woman medical graduate of India to becoming the first woman member of a Legislative Council, Dr Muthulakshmi Reddy’s journey is nothing short of inspiring.
A team of girls from Women’s Christian College, Chennai conducts a hair donation drive annually to collect hair that can be used to make natural wigs for cancer patients of the globally-renowned Adyar Cancer Institute. Read on to know more about these wonder women!
Dr. V Shanta has been at the forefront of finding affordable cancer care in India for over six decades now. Know all about her journey from choosing medicine as a career in spite of coming from a family of scientists and Nobel laureates, her inspirations and her future plans for the dreaded disease in India.
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