“It's no big deal. You diagnose it, treat it and carry on with normal life,” says S. Mahesh about the cancer she had a few years ago, in a rather matter-of-fact way.

A social activist at Makkal Mandram, an organisation near Kancheepuram working for rights of the Scheduled Tribes, she is a survivor of breast cancer.

“It was when I was in my early thirties. Now, I am completely fine and doing what I enjoy the most. Today, cancer is an ailment that can be cured with systematic treatment,” says Ms. Mahesh, who will soon turn 40.

After an initial surgery at the Government Royapettah Hospital in 2005, she found that there was a relapse a couple of years ago......Read More

Source: The Hindu