affordable cancer care

Dr Asima Mukhopadhyay is a clinical scientist and one of India's leading voices in women's cancer research. She is the co-developer of the PARP inhibitor Rucaparib, an anti-cancer drug, and has done groundbreaking research in the field of ovarian cancer.

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.

Did you know that over 11 lakh people in India are detected with cancer every year? As per the National Cancer Patient registration programme, the country records a whopping 28 lakh cancer patients including new and old cases each year.

Rattled by the fact that his treatment had come to an abrupt halt due to the lack of Rs 25 lakh, netizens, helped raise the full amount, yes Rs 25 lakh in less than 24 hours!

This team of researchers at Duke University in North Carolina led by Nimmi Ramanujam say the "pocket colposcope" can connect to a laptop or mobile phone.

Sheeba Ameer saw her daughter suffering through the pain of cancer and eventually losing her life to the dreaded disease. This grieving mother is now providing affordable cancer care to other patients through her organization Solace.

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.