Pankaj Bhadouria , chef and winner of MasterChef India season 1, had shared an Instagram post on her diagnosis of breast cancer earlier this year in May. She underwent surgery and was advised chemotherapy and targeted therapy. In a new post on the platform, she has now urged every woman to go for regular health check-ups.
We all think that it won’t happen to us, but it can happen to anyone,” she said. In the new post, Pankaj shared a new picture of herself where she appeared smiling in a black outfit with her short hair tied back. The words which were written on the picture read: “Cancer tested my body, but it couldn’t break my spirit. Now, I live with purpose. Need your prayers and support. She also shared a video to share a message for breast cancer awareness. She started, “Hello everybody, I personally wanted to thank all of you. You have given me so much love and support. People have been reaching out to me from all over. I am so grateful to all of you. With God’s grace, my surgery went very well. “I was very fortunate that my cancer was detected at a very early stage. That is why I could recover. That is why my surgery went so well. It is a small test and it is a self examination which can be easily found on YouTube. I was fortunate ki bohot jaldi pata chal gaya… bohot logon ka nahi pata chal pata hain (I was fortunate to know it so early, many do not get to know). So please take care of yourself. Be aware of yourself. Breast cancer remains a primary health concern for women internationally. It is the most common cause of cancer death among women, across the globe,” Dr Jadhav noted. medical experts highlight that heredity is not the only factor While the diagnosis can be daunting.
On May 28, she had posted an image from a hospital bed and shared, “I have been diagnosed with breast cancer. I would like to say that if you are 40 or if your mother and sister are 40 plus, then please make them take a test. My doctors tell me that in India, one out of every 20 women is susceptible to breast cancer. In a 2018 interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Tushar Jadhav, consultant of surgical oncology at Fortis Hiranandani Hospital, at the time, shared that the statistics are a stark reminder of the disease’s prevalence. “Breast cancer accounts for 25 percent of all female cancers diagnosed worldwide.
Because of your prayers, I am on a road to recovery now. Because i did one routine, preventive health checkup, it happened.
In the caption, she said, “Cancer became a chapter in my story—but it will never be the whole story.
