Actress Hamsa Nandini diagnosed with breast cancer, says 'I will not let this disease define my life'

| Dec 20, 2021, 07:05:03 PM | etimes.in
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Telugu films like 'Mirchi' and 'Legend' fame actress Hamsa Nandini has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Taking to her Instagram handle, the actress dropped a picture of herself, along with a note revealing details of her battle with the deadly disease. The 37-year-old actress recalled the first time she came to know about her cancer and wrote, '4 months ago, I felt a tiny lump in my breast. That very moment I knew that my life was never going to be the same. 18 years ago I had lost my mom to a dreadful disease and I had since lived under its dark shadow. I was scared.' She further added, 'Within a couple of hours, I was at a mammography clinic getting the lump checked out. I was asked to immediately meet up with a surgical oncologist who suggested that I needed a biopsy. I was diagnosed with a Grade III Invasive Carcinoma (Breast Cancer). After a plethora of scans and tests, I walked bravely into the Operation Theater where my tumor got removed and doctors confirmed that there was no spread and I was lucky to have caught it early. A silver lining.' However, her relief was short-lived as she was tested positive for BRCA1 (Hereditary Breast Cancer). In her note, she also revealed that she has already undergone 9 cycles of Chemotherapy and has 7 more to go. Amid all this, the actress is not losing the positivity and determination to keep moving in life as she further added, 'I have made myself a few promises - I will not let this disease define my life and that I will fight it with a smile and win. I will get back on screen better and stronger. I will tell my story so that I can help educate and inspire others and I will consciously celebrate life and all it has to offer.' She concluded the note by expressing gratitude to the doctors treating her and thanked her family, friends, and film fraternity for supporting her amid tough times.

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