Cancer Awareness  

The battle against cancer is perhaps one of humanity’s longest. The need to find its cause and put an end to great misery has fuelled research in oncology for decades. Dr. Kamal Ranadive was an Indian biomedical researcher who is known for her research in cancer about the links between cancers and viruses. She was a founder member of the Indian Women Scientists' Association (IWSA). In the 1960s, she established India's first tissue culture research laboratory at the Indian Cancer Research Centre in Mumbai. Let’s find out more about the life of this unsung scientist in this episode of Not For Women Only with Sunita Iyer.

The 43-year old star, Sonali Bendre who has never shied away about opening about her disease and transformation, actively documented her life while fighting cancer.

Dr. V Shanta, Sir CV Raman's grand niece, has been at the forefront of finding affordable cancer care in India for over six decades now.  Today on National Cancer Awareness Day that also happens to be the day Sir CV Raman was born, we take a look at her journey so far.

November 7 of every year is celebrated as National Cancer Awareness Day. There are over a 100 types of Cancer. Among the non-infectious and noncommunicable diseases. Researchers have tried hard to understand how the disease starts. The answer lies in our cells.