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Oral Cancer
Image Description: Head shot of a 77 year old survivor of cancer of the vocal chord
I Now Realise The Value Of Life
Dilip Kumar Kanjilal, 77 from Kolkata has fought cancer of the Vocal Chords and emerged a winner. He looks back to recall his struggle which has also reiterated his faith in life. Professionally, I used to be a driver of the long-distance state bus…
Image: Sanjay Jaiswal, with black hair and a moustache is an Oral Cancer survivor and stands in a red shirt against a yellow background
At 42, I Learned To Speak Again With The Help Of Tongue Twisters
Early detection of mouth cancer helped Sanjay Jaiswal minimize postoperative challenges, discomfort and deformities. Here, he recounts his difficult journey and how he worked hard to get back his life. I developed a small ulcer in the mouth when I…
Picture of Mariyam Raza Haider whose father has oral cancer
Ways to De-stress during Chemotherapy Sessions
Mariyam Raza Haider, 26, gives a first person account of how she makes her father’s chemotherapy cycles for aggressive oral cancer as easy and comfortable as possible. This is the first of a two-part series. Chemotherapy, despite being one of the…
Post Card From A Home Far Away
Arun M Sivakrishna's father did not smoke or drink, nor did he chew tobacco. He still got oral cancer. Arun shares a poem from his collection "Songs of a Solitary Tree" My dad had oral cancer as well other ailments related to heart conditions and…