Shraddha Subramanian is known to be a competitor, whether it's a national-level hurdle race or being a cancer survivor. Her faith in herself, staying positive, manifesting, and having great mental support from family made her an inspiration to many. She highlights that she chose to be a warrior rather than a victim, and it's the willpower that she had within her that helped her fight cancer. Being versatile, presently she is a life coach who is helping many individuals in every possible field.

Shreya Shikha was diagnosed with Brain Cancer when she was doing her Masters. She had a seizure and fell down the stairs. That’s when she was diagnosed with cancer. A biopsy was done to confirm the disease and she was operated on to remove the tumor. Shreya had her family, husband, and friends always help her out. Her faith in God helped her throughout the journey. She urges the patients and caregivers to be mentally strong and to accept life as it is.

Christine Moon is a 46-year-old Breast Cancer Survivor who was diagnosed at the age of 38. Her cancer symptoms were aggressive though she had no family history still she remained positive throughout the cancer treatment and focused on herself holistically. She says, one should always believe in themselves, have faith in their intuition, and manifest to make impossible things possible. As she was young enough to get diagnosed with cancer and also to respond to everything accordingly, she still...

Anchal Sharma is a 37-year-old Stage-3 Breast Cancer Survivor. She was diagnosed with cancer 5 years ago and it's been one year since she has been completely cured. This bold and fearless survivor made sure to overcome this disease by keeping herself mentally and physically strong. During this journey which was filled with so many ups and downs, she still managed to extend her hand to the children who could not afford their daily meals. She believes that involving herself and getting engaged...

Carla is a 37 years old Breast Cancer Survivor. She was diagnosed with cancer in the year 2021; when she was 36 years old. She sensed the first initial symptoms of breast cancer, two years ago in the month of July. According to her, cancer is more than just a physical approach that everybody deals with. She focused on her own natural way of healing along with cancer treatment. She believes that taking responsibility for your own body and healing yourself is very important during the cancer...

Uma Dey is a Stage 3 Ovarian Cancer Survivor based in Pune. She was diagnosed with cancer during the pandemic and got struck with Corona twice. She calls her experience with cancer a blessing, as it helped her to become a better version of herself and also to see the world in a new light. Going through a lot during the journey and defeating cancer with all her strength and self-affirmation, this thoughtful soul wants to pass on the torch to young Ovarian cancer patients. She believes that...

"""Harr marz ki dawa nhi hoti he, pareshani sabke saath hoti he... Yeh baatey yunhi chalti rahegi, parr baat jazbe ki hoti he"" Jayant Kandoi was diagnosed with cancer when he was 15. Since then he has been battling and defeating it numerous times. Being an ambitious person, he knew that he was going to defeat cancer no matter what and achieve his goals as planned. Currently he has written a book about his journey and how to own the label of success rather than getting a label of being a...

Matt Ode is a 23-year-old, Stage 3C Testicular Cancer Survivor based in the US. Following a healthy daily routine since childhood, cancer was an unexpected and shocking turn in his life. According to him, in such situations, all you have to think about is what can be done in the present for a better future rather than sobbing about what has already happened. The practicality and maturity of mind at such a young age helped this young survivor to be what he is at present. He chose to focus on...

Venkat Krishnan is a 47-year-old Blood Cancer Survivor. He was diagnosed with cancer 2 years ago at the peak of Covid, around the mid of 2020. Being a practical and long-term visionary, he had faith in himself and did detailed research on his disease just to be updated on what he was undergoing. During the tough times, he made sure to balance his professional and personal life hand-in-hand. Keeping emotions aside and planning to respond to the situation rather than reacting, he has defeated...

Sanjay Deshpande is a 30-year-old Brain Cancer Survivor, who was diagnosed at 29 just as he was about to start his Master’s at Harvard University. He’s a strong advocate for young adults with cancer and is currently leading the effort to write and publish world’s first book on their lived experiences. He believes life is unpredictable, so we must make peace that not everything can be controlled. His philosophy is “All you have is right now, so seize the day and fulfil your dreams before it’s...

Pastor Steve Cobb is a brain cancer warrior who beat cancer through his faith in God. He underwent surgery, 8 cycles of chemotherapy and 30 cycles of radiation therapy to get rid of the cancer, but the one thing that helped him the most throughout this journey was recognizing the presence of God and having faith in Him. He advises others to maintain their physical well-being through diet and exercise and at the same time to never ignore their emotional, mental and spiritual health.

Harsha Nagi is a 40-year-old Breast Cancer survivor. She is a fitness coach for several years and was caught with a rude shock when diagnosed with cancer in August 2021. She is a living proof of the fact that fitness is not the same as wellness. You might just be eating the right things and doing your exercises regularly and correctly but you might still be diagnosed with cancer. Her advice is “Think of life like a book. All the chapters of the book aren’t supposed to be rosy. There are...

Glenn Holland is a lung cancer survivor. On February 28, he had a very severe coughing episode in the morning before going to work. He coughed up about a three or four-inch piece of bloody spit. Luckily, he looked at it in the garbage can before shutting it. From X-ray, they found something inside his lung's lower right lobe. It was about 2.5 CM, about the size of a golf ball. It took 6 weeks and 4 hospital systems to finally get the right diagnosis when he heard those 3 words no one wants...

Asmita Chattopadhyay is a breast cancer survivor, who at a very young age of 29 years was diagnosed with and beat cancer. Despite the physical, emotional and mental upheaval that cancer brought in her life, Asmita stood strong like a rock, determined to fight it out. She says “what has happened has happened. But how you tackle with it defines the life of the people who are around you, supporting you, and the life of the people who see you getting out of it and get inspiration from you.”

Mr. Hemant Mishra, a caregiver for his wife Mrs. Neelam Mishra, who had Ovarian Cancer, devoted 3 years of his life to completely taking care of his better half. He was there with Neelam throughout the journey as her eyes, nose and ears. Their two daughters, son and their grandchild were their biggest strength, who constantly stood by them. Even when the rest of the family started having negative thoughts about the prognosis of the disease, Neelam stayed positive, strongly believing that the...

Dr Poovamma is a consultant at Cytecare Cancer Hospital and has several years of surgical experience, including super-specialisation in Breast Oncoplastic Surgery. She is the first graduate of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) program for the Fellowship in Breast Diseases. Dr Poovamma is also involved in several teaching programs. Dr Poovamma has been credited with several publications and paper presentations. She is a member of Breast surgery International, the...

Devansh Gulati is a Cancer Patient Survivor. He was diagnosed with last stages of throat cancer. He loves acting and travelling. His mere age and him being the 8th grade did not stop him from battling cancer. He urged patients to go after their dreams and to never lose hope. Although, he was bullied by his friends, he assures teenagers to let go of people.

Around January of 2013, she felt a lump in her breast. She went to the gynecologist. Though the tests could not confirm the diagnosis, surgery did confirm Breast cancer. Her treatment also included six sessions of chemotherapy and twenty-five sessions of radiotherapy. Her initial thoughts were Why is it happening to her. She was so upset despite all the positive people around me. she could not fall asleep. The thought that gave her will and energy till today and will stay for the rest of her...

After coming back from a vacation, she started feeling a little feverish. She consulted her physician, the physician noticed some abnormality, and it was diagnosed as Breast Cancer on further tests. She underwent surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. She did not have many side effects. She says it is necessary to have an excellent medical team and family around you as your support system to win the battle against cancer. Will power and diet are other factors that play an essential role in the...

Mandeep was 12 years old when he was diagnosed with Blood Cancer. He started having fever and weakness one fine day. His family took him to the nearest doctor, but they could not find out what was wrong with him. He then consulted the doctors in Rajiv Gandhi Hospital who diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cancer. Mandeep says to stay away from negative people. Cancer is curable in almost all cases. Believe, and you will achieve it.

Boyd Dunleavy is a two times Blood Cancer Survivor. On one day in 2011 July, he suddenly started feeling unwell, and on further tests, he was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. He underwent three cycles of chemotherapy as a part of the treatment. He also required a stem cell donor. He had a lot of support from his community financially and spiritually. Finally, he recovered. In February 2012, he started feeling unwell again, and cancer relapsed. He cried for three days. He is a true...

Anil Patil is a Colorectal Cancer survivor. His symptoms started with blood in the stool. When he consulted the doctor for the same, it was initially diagnosed as a Fissure. The doctor gave him medicines for 15 days, but as there was no change in the condition, he came to Nashik, where another doctor did a colonoscopy, and a tumor was detected. He got married in just three years, and his kid was just two months old. He underwent Colorectal Cancer surgery and was provided with a colostomy bag....

Sangita Jaiswal is a Breast Cancer Survivor. She was detected in 2012 with first a node's appearance in her left breast. She did not give much notice at first. Later she started developing fever and vomiting. Her family took her to the hospital, where the biopsy was conducted and diagnosed Breast cancer. She underwent surgery, eight chemotherapy cycles and five weeks of radiation therapy as a part of the treatment. She had some complications due to chemo port, and as a result, she has a...