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Sanjay Deshpande (Brain Cancer Survivor)

Sanjay Deshpande (Brain Cancer Survivor)

I work as a learning designer by day and do cancer advocacy work by evening. The first symptom I encountered was in April 2021, when I had a grand mal seizure. This looks like a typical seizure, where you lose total body control. My parents are doctors, and
Venkat (Blood Cancer Survivor)

Venkat (Blood Cancer Survivor)

I am an IT professional living with my family in Mumbai, and I was diagnosed with Acute Myeloblastic Leukaemia in August 2020. Before the diagnosis, I had no erratic symptoms that pointed to the disease. It was the pandemic's peak, and I worked from home and was very
Matthew Ode (Testicular Cancer Survivor)

Matthew Ode (Testicular Cancer Survivor)

Throughout my life, I have always been active and healthy. I exercised regularly and was focused on eating the right food. I was 24 years old when I started having back pain that was getting worse every day. When you are that young, you have the mindset that
Uma Dey (Ovarian Cancer Survivor)

Uma Dey (Ovarian Cancer Survivor)

It was May 2020, in the middle of the pandemic, and since there was a lockdown, I was working from home and managing my house simultaneously. I started experiencing pain in my shoulder and had a virtual call with my usual physician. He prescribed a few muscle relaxants
Jayant Kandoi (6-times Cancer Survivor)

Jayant Kandoi (6-times Cancer Survivor)

I am the only person in India who has defeated cancer 6 times. I was fifteen years old when I was first diagnosed. It all started in 2013 when I was in Class 10. I found a small lump on the right side of my neck, which turned
Carla (Breast Cancer Survivor)

Carla (Breast Cancer Survivor)

I was 36 years old when I first felt a small lump in my left breast while taking a shower. I immediately called my insurance company and scheduled an appointment with a radiologist. The doctor told me that I was too young to have cancer and that it
Alisha (Breast Cancer Survivor)

Alisha (Breast Cancer Survivor)

I was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer during my second pregnancy. I noticed a lump in my breast, and while going for routine checkups for my pregnancy, I had ultrasound scans done, all the doctors assured me that it was nothing because the scan results were
K. V.Smitha (Glioblastoma Caregiver)

K. V.Smitha (Glioblastoma Caregiver)

How it all beganMy journey started in 2018. Our family consists of five members. My dad was diagnosed with cancer in September 2018. I had just left for my MBA, and my sisters were married. We found out that dad had a grade
Tejas Shah (Gall Bladder Caregiver)

Tejas Shah (Gall Bladder Caregiver)

Symptoms and diagnosis Twenty years ago, my mom was diagnosed with cancer. It was shocking for us because cancer is said to be caused due to poor lifestyle and the environment. But we are Jains, and my mom was genuinely religious. She hasn't done anything
Kavita Vaidya Gupta (Blood Cancer Caregiver)

Kavita Vaidya Gupta (Blood Cancer Caregiver)

About meI'm Kavita Gupta. My husband, Mr Arun Gupta, was a passionate cancer fighter. Still, due to covid, we lost him last year in December 2020. And since then, I have been running his organisation, "Win Over Cancer", which was his mission in
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