The Unrealist Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Quote https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/sonali-bendre-diagnosed-with-high-grade-cancer/article24329320.ece Bollywood actor Sonali Bendre Behl today revealed she has been diagnosed with “high grade” cancer and is currently undergoing treatment in New York. The 43-year-old actor called the diagnosis a “curveball” but said her family and close friends have rallied around her and they remain “optimistic” in this difficult time. “Sometimes, when you least expect it, life throws you a curveball. I have recently been diagnosed with a high grade cancer that has metastised, which we frankly did not see coming. A niggling pain led to some tests, which led to this unexpected diagnosis. My family and close friends have rallied around me, providing the best support system that anyone can ask for. I am very blessed and thankful for each of them,” Sonali said in a statement. The actor, the latest Bollywood celebrity to be diagnosed with cancer after Irrfan Khan, said she is taking the battle head on. “There is no better way to tackle this, than to take swift and immediate action. And so, as advised by my doctors, I am currently undergoing a course of treatment in New York. We remain optimistic and I am determined to fight every step of the way... I’m taking this battle head on, knowing I have the strength of my family and friends behind me,” she added. She has not revealed the type of cancer she is suffering from but thanked family and friends for the “immense outpouring of love and support.” Bendre, best known for her role in ‘90s movies such as “Sarfarosh”, “Diljale” and “Duplicate”, is married to filmmaker Goldie Behl. The couple has a 13-year-old son, Ranveer. The actor, who has been more active on television in the past decade, recently left her judging chair at reality TV show “India’s Best Dramebaaz”. She has been replaced by Huma Qureshi. Reacting to the news, actor Reteish Deshmukh said, “Deeply saddened and shaken by this news. Praying for your speedy recovery and good health.” Switchblade, velu, FischerTal and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 My childhood crush, hope she makes a full recovery. Switchblade, The Unrealist, FischerTal and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asterix Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 My childhood crush, hope she makes a full recovery. Same here... Gollum, The Unrealist and Switchblade 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switchblade Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Hope she recovers had lost my uncle 2 years ago due to blood cancer feel very upset when I hear these kind of news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Read about it in the morning...shocking. Hope she gets well soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FischerTal Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 (edited) the fact that it has metastasized shows a pretty poor prognosis. even if she were to come out cancer free, she would have to keep checking for the rest of her life to see if there is a recurrence which would be more aggressive than the current state. i dont see her living anymore than 3-5 years and that is with good care. sad, she was one of my favorite actresses in bollywood. Edited July 4, 2018 by FischerTal Switchblade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarke Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Not that I'm a medical expert, but I was curious on this topic and read a bit about it and started reading this book sometime back. Based on the available info on her i.e. metastatic form, there is a lower chance of her survival, hope the best for her and every victim. What Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee mentions is that cancer has existed for eons of time (found in ancient mummies) but is much more visible now since it mostly affects humans of higher age groups (avg lifespan was 30s until few hundred years back) and lifestlye changes (food, pollution, smoking/alcohol) increase the risks substantially. Having said that, we do need a lot of answers on prevention and cures of cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FischerTal Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 tabu and sonali were the most innocent faces in bollywood. both of them were the the only reason i watched the crappy Hum Saath Saath Hain. asterix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 14 minutes ago, Clarke said: Not that I'm a medical expert, but I was curious on this topic and read a bit about it and started reading this book sometime back. Based on the available info on her i.e. metastatic form, there is a lower chance of her survival, hope the best for her and every victim. What Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee mentions is that cancer has existed for eons of time (found in ancient mummies) but is much more visible now since it mostly affects humans of higher age groups (avg lifespan was 30s until few hundred years back) and lifestlye changes (food, pollution, smoking/alcohol) increase the risks substantially. Having said that, we do need a lot of answers on prevention and cures of cancer. I think it is mostly because of increased life span. Parkinson and Alziemers were unheard of in earlier times because they generally show up much later in life. Now I see so many families dealing with older members suffering from these two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarke Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 (edited) 28 minutes ago, beetle said: I think it is mostly because of increased life span. Parkinson and Alziemers were unheard of in earlier times because they generally show up much later in life. Now I see so many families dealing with older members suffering from these two. That's half the story. For instance, the correlation between smokers and lung cancer victims is quite high. Every chain smoker isn't going to be a lung cancer victim but the reverse has high probability. Edited July 4, 2018 by Clarke beetle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Clarke said: That's half the story. For instance, the correlation between smokers and lung cancer victims is quite high. Every chain smoker isn't going to be a lung cancer victim but the reverse has high probability. True. But people have been smoking for ages. Earlier...most of these people died of other 'natural' causes before the smoking resulted in cancer. Or may be the causes of death were never diagnosed as cancer because of lack of medical facilities. In villages even now when peole die probably of heart attack...peoole say.. Uski chaati (chest)pe bhoot chad gaya . Edited July 4, 2018 by beetle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomGuy Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 (edited) "A recent study by Oxford University, looking at how diet affects cancer risk, revealed that vegans have a much lower risk of getting the disease (Key et al., 2014). ... They found that overallcancer incidence (compared to meat-eaters) was 11 per cent lower invegetarians and 19 per cent lower in vegans." Cancer is more prevalent in the west. I guess the reason is non-veg and alcohol. In totality, pollution, non-veg, smoking and alcohol will greatly increase one's chances of getting cancer. Edited July 5, 2018 by randomGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkt.india Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, randomGuy said: "A recent study by Oxford University, looking at how diet affects cancer risk, revealed that vegans have a much lower risk of getting the disease (Key et al., 2014). ... They found that overallcancer incidence (compared to meat-eaters) was 11 per cent lower invegetarians and 19 per cent lower in vegans." Cancer is more prevalent in the west. I guess the reason is non-veg and alcohol. In totality, pollution, non-veg, smoking and alcohol will greatly increase one's chances of getting cancer. my grandfather and his brother smoked hookka all their life in village and they both died 100 and 100 plus age. Edited July 5, 2018 by rkt.india beetle and dial_100 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikred Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 my grandfather and his brother smoked hookka all their life in village and they both died 100 and 100 plus age. My Grandfather, aged 93 now, can't go past a day without his booze and nonveg. He eats meat and drinks more than I do. He was a heavy smoker for 40 years of his early life too. Sent from my Redmi Note 4 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unrealist Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 19 hours ago, Gollum said: My childhood crush, hope she makes a full recovery. While we are praying for her recovery there are sick human beings wanting her to die and abusing her on social media .What is wrong with people the amount of filth posted for her or people wanting Irfan to die with cancer enjoying this situation makes me sick. Gollum, dial_100 and Turning_track 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riya Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Get well soon Sonali...My prayers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laaloo Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Nooooo. My one and true crush...:(( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarke Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Anecdotal cases of smokers living long and healthy lives aren't helpful. Medical literature always says smoking increases risk & not guarantees cancer. Besides, vascular problems are much more common among smokers than cancer. velu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velu Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 have to google what "high grade cancer" mean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigg Brother Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 (edited) Metastatic cancer doesn't mean that She has very little time,Yes Prognosis is bad but with extensive treatment It is possible to survive. Why any news site isn't mentioning She has which type of Primary cancer as in Blood cancer,Skin etc..Metastatis means Secondaries spreading from Primary Nidus through any route(Blood,Lymph).It eventually is grade of cancer mainly used for prognostic indicators. Edited July 10, 2018 by Bigg Brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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