Three-year-old Akhila clutched the water bottle close to her chest and giggled. She rolled on the bed and giggled some more when the flash bulb went off. She opened and closed her little palms and......
Renowned oncologist and chairperson of the Cancer Institute in Chennai, Dr V Shanta, who is noted for her outstanding contribution to cancer care, died early on Tuesday. She was 93. IMAGE: Prime......
Dr V Shanta, director of the Adyar Cancer Insitute, Chennai, is the among the winners of this year's Magsaysay Award, the Manila, Philippines-based award foundation announced today.Shanta has been......
Muthulakshmy, all of 23 years old, lay curled up on the hospital bed next to her one-year-old son. She would not respond to anyone, or eat anything; all she would do was cry silently.Finally the......
'I have to take better care of myself.''I was lucky that the cancer was diagnosed at a very early stage.' Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Six years ago, I lost my wife. It began as......
As passionate as Kamal Haasan is about films, he is passionate about other issues too. For instance, his latest passion to create awareness among the public about cancer. Kamal hasmade it a point......