Chennai College Girl Rennee Saradha Donate her Hair
Addressing
the college students at the inauguration of the campaign, Dr Shantha,
chairperson of Adyar Cancer Institute, said that 60 per cent of cancer, some of
which were once not curable, were now preventable and curable. “There is a lot
of misconception and fear about cancer. Cancer was once incurable.
After 60 years, I can say that cancer is preventable and curable. Curable if they are detected early. But not 100 per cent of cancer is curable. There are two extremes, highly curable and those that get aggressive,” Dr Shantha said. “For the rest, it’ll take time before it becomes possible to cure them,” the doctor added.
She also said that chemotherapy was a revolution in cancer treatment when it was introduced in 1970s, curing many cases that were considered incurable.
Dr Shantha appreciated the efforts taken by the WCC students in contributing towards one of the side-effects of cancer treatment, which is hair loss.
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