In a long post, Hamsa Nandini recalled that it all started four months ago when she felt a tiny lump in her breast.
Hamsa Nandini shares emotional post on battling breast cancer; fans call her a fighter
Chennai - 20 Dec 2021 13:24 IST
Haricharan Pudipeddi
Actress Hamsa Nandini took to Instagram today to reveal that she was recently diagnosed with hereditary breast cancer and has undergone nine cycles of chemotherapy with seven more to go.
Several fans called her a fighter and wrote messages of encouragement in the comments section.
In a long post, Hamsa Nandini recalled that it all started four months ago when she felt a tiny lump in her breast. “That very moment I knew my life was never going to be the same. Eighteen years ago I had lost my mom to a dreadful disease and I have since lived under its dark shadow. I was scared,” she wrote.
“Within a couple of hours, I was at a mammography clinic getting the lump checked out. I was asked to immediately meet up with a surgical oncologist who suggested that I needed a biopsy. The biopsy confirmed all my fears and I was diagnosed with grade III invasive carcinoma,” she added.
“After a plethora of scans and tests, I walked bravely into the operation theatre where my tumour was removed," she continued. "At this point, the doctors confirmed that there was no spread and I was lucky to have caught it early. A silver lining.”
But the silver lining was short-lived as she was later diagnosed with BRCA1 (hereditary breast cancer). “This meant that I have a genetic mutation that almost guarantees that I would have a 70% chance of another breast cancer and a 45% chance of ovarian cancer throughout my life," she wrote. "The only way to mitigate the risk is through some very extensive prophylactic surgeries which I need to undergo before I can claim victory.”
She added that she still has to go through seven cycles of chemotherapy.
The actress thanked all those who had enquired about her health in her absence.
In the comments section, several fans wished her a speedy recovery and called her a fighter. Actress Priyamani wrote: “Brave girl. More power to you.”
One fan wrote: “More power to you ma'am. You are a fighter and will be inspiration to many. God bless you.”
