Celebs who successfully fought cancer

Celebs who successfully fought cancer

Cancer is a lifestyle disorder caused by a sedentary lifestyle, eating habits, pollution, age and others, which can be prevented if detected on time.

Those who dread the C-word need to know that people do recover from the condition, and Bollywood heroes who defeated cancer are living examples of that.

The 90s beloved actress Sonali Bendra was diagnosed with metastatic cancer in July 2020. This type of cancer affects the liver, lungs, lymph nodes and bones

The 90s actress was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in November 2012 for which he underwent treatment for six months in New York. This type of cancer begins in the reproductive system.

Tahira Kashyap was diagnosed with Stage 0 breast cancer in 2018. It is a non-invasive cancer in which cancerous cells grow in the lining of the breast milk duct.

Actress Lisa Ray for decades after being diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma cancer. In Multiple myeloma, cancerous cells grow in the plasma cell.

In January 2019, Rakesh Roshan was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the throat, a type of cancer that damages the flat cells lining of the throat. He underwent surgery to treat the same.

Director Anurag Basu was diagnosed with leukemia in 2004 and he has fought a long battle. Leukaemia is referred to as blood cancer caused when the number of WBC rises in the blood to a dangerous level.

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in 2020. He underwent extensive treatment and defeated the deadly disease.