Breast cancer

Explore Laveena Jain’s remarkable journey from financial turmoil and health struggles to launching a successful homemade food business that will leave you inspired.

Dr Pawan Mehrotra, a biochemist and breast cancer researcher, developed an innovative low-cost solution for women undergoing mastectomies, called 'Poorti.'

Late detection remains a primary contributor to the high mortality rate associated with cancer in women. Here are five remarkable initiatives that can significantly aid women in their battle against cancer.

Mumbai resident Jayashree Ratan set out to create crocheted prostheses for breast cancer survivors. Her organisation Saaisha India has distributed 5,700 such prostheses for free so far.

Babar Shaikh took to LinkedIn to share his wife’s heart-wrenching battle with cancer, and her awe-inspiring journey to remain positive through the ordeal. The post has since gone viral.

Actor Chhavi Mittal has been outspoken about her battle with breast cancer. She shares the ups and downs of her journey, and her learnings thus far.

Durga Gopal, a 70-year-old resident of Delhi, not only survived cancer twice, but had to spend several lakhs on her treatment. Today, she is determined to save other patients from facing an ordeal similar to hers.

By 2040, more than 1 million women in India run at a risk of succumbing to uterine cancer. This initiative, Ganga Godavari Cancer Screening Program, is trying to help the country steer clear of that fate.

Jayashree Ratan, founder of Saaisha India Foundation, helps Indian women in the most unique way. She brought together a community of women under the brand name Knitted Knockers to crochet prostheses for women who have undergone mastectomies.

In a powerful Instagram post on living with breast cancer, Telugu actress Hamsa Nandini shares that she has always lived under the “dark shadow” of this dreadful disease ever since she lost her mother to Grade III Invasive Carcinoma.