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Lisa Ray plans to open a cancer research institute in India

Lisa Ray plans to open a cancer research institute in India

by The Daily Eye Team October 19 2014, 10:42 am Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 50 secs

Ever since Canada-born Indian actress Lisa Ray battled Multiple Myeloma, a form of cancer, she has campaigned for the cause and spoken widely of it to spread awareness. Now, she?? planning to open her own research institute for cancer in India. The Water actress, who has returned to the country, says she plans to join hands with Shiladitya Sengupta, who has worked in the area of cancer research and who won the DoD Breast Cancer Research Program Collaborative Innovators Award in 2009. Together, they want to open an institute on the lines of Boston?? Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. ??hiladitya and I share a common dream ??a cancer institute similar to Dana-Farber here in India,??Lisa said in a statement. ???? looking forward to collaborating with Shiladitya on the crucial issue of establishing resources for ongoing research into cancer treatments here in India. We have the ability to provide affordable solutions for diagnosis and treatment as well as patient support specifically designed for India,??she added.

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