On Friday, actor Hina Khan through her post shocked her fans that she has now been diagnosed with cancer. She turned to Instagram to reveal the unpleasant stage of her condition, which is stage 3 breast cancer. In her statement, she said that the treatment has begun, and despite the disease diagnosis, she is willing to fight it.
As her fans extend their prayers and good wishes, we look at the other following celebrities who have struggled with breast cancer and have defeated it.
Tahira Kashyap
Back in 2018, Tahira Kashyap was diagnosed of breast cancer. It is not a secret that she was diagnosed with a critical illness as she documented the process to enhance the lives of women across the globe. She completed her treatment in January 2019. She also provided pictures of her shaving her head, and the scars on her body explaining it was not something to hide. Since then, she has encouraged early detection of the breast cancer.
Mahima Chaudhry
In past year, the 90s MVP Mahima Chaudhry, the actress of Pardes, Dhadkan and Lajja informed the public that she has breast cancer and treatment got over in 2022. She announced it through a video which was posted on her social page by the actor Anupam Kher. Mahima informed that it was diagnosed during a routine medical examination, during one of the checkups she undertook a year prior. She had to go through Chemotherapy and follow up and has completed her treatment successfully and at the moment is Cancer free and back at work.
Mumtaz
Pakistani actor Mumtaz, better known as Mumtaz Askari Madhvani, diagnosed breast cancer at the age of 54 in 2002. After six chemotherapies and thirty-five radiation treatments, the actor is standing firm against her enemy- breast cancer. After the treatment, she then strictly observes the following program in order to regain her normal health before being diagnosed of cancer. Since then, she has continued to be a liaison for the breast cancer survivors.
Chhavi Mittal
Chhavi Mittal underwent a surgery in the first week of May 2022 for the removal of tumour from her breast. The woman had a surgery and after sometime she willingly came out and announced that she is now cancer-free. Throughout her journey of her diagnosis, she was sharing her process of recovery on her social media platforms becoming an inspiration for many. She is now an awareness crusader beseeching women to go for a check-up and follow up annually regardless of their age.
