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News India Live, Digital Desk: Aruna Irani’s Cancer War: Famous actress of Hindi cinema Aruna Irani, who won the hearts of the audience with her acting for decades, her personal life was no less than a challenge. You will be surprised to know that Aruna Irani has defeated a deadly disease like ‘breast cancer’ twice, not one. It was the result of his bravery, will and treatment at the right time that he defeated death twice. Aruna Irani herself has talked about the important role of her cancer travel and chemotherapy.
How did chemotherapy saved life?
Aruna Irani said that when she came to know about breast cancer, the doctor advised to have chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is an important method of treating cancer in which medicines are used to destroy cancer cells. However, this is a difficult process that has many side effects, but Aruna Irani did not lose courage.
He faced difficulties during chemotherapy, such as hair loss, nausea and fatigue. But his faith and vivacity kept giving him the courage to fight this pain. Following the instructions of the doctors, he got a complete treatment and today he is completely healthy.
What is chemotherapy and how it works?
In chemotherapy, medicines are used to kill cancer cells or slow down their growth. These drugs are usually given in the form of (iv) or tablet through the vein. It targets rapidly spread cancer cells in the body, but its side effects are because they can also affect healthy, rapidly growing cells (such as hair, mouth and blood cells).
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Objective: Curing cancer, preventing cancer from spreading, slowing the increase in cancer, reducing the symptoms of cancer, or eliminating the remaining cancer cells after surgery/radiation.
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Process: It is usually given in a bicycle (such as a few days of medicine, then a few days break) so that the body can get time to recover.
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Side Effects: Fatigue, hair loss, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, mouth blisters, increased risk of infection, etc.
Aruna Irani’s experience suggests not to lose courage when cancer is detected. Right treatment, trust in doctors and any war can be won by family support. His story is an inspiration for all cancer patients who are struggling with this disease.
