Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Aruna
Irani/Instagram
Aruna
Irani
recently
revealed
that
she
has
battled
breast
cancer
twice.
In
an
interview
with
Lehren,
the
actor
said
that
she
first
got
breast
cancer
in
2015.
‘Aise
hi
ek
din
shooting
kar
rahi
thi,
pata
nahi
mujhe
kaise
pata
laga
par
maine
bola,
‘mujhe
kuch
lag
raha
hai’,’
she
told
Lehren.
When
she
went
for
a
check-up,
she
was
told
that
she
had
a
lump.
Irani
decided
on
getting
it
surgically
removed.
When
the
doctor
suggested
chemotherapy,
she
refused
as
she
felt
she
would
lose
her
hair
and
that
would
impact
her
acting
career.
The
doctor
suggested
medication,
and
Irani
opted
for
that.
Unfortunately,
the
cancer
returned
in
2020,
and
this
time,
Irani
chose
chemotherapy.
‘Meri
hi
galti
thi,
as
pehle
maine
chemotherapy
nahi
lee
thi,’
she
said.
Irani
said
that
during
the
treatment,
though
she
did
lose
her
hair,
it
grew
back
quickly,
due
to
advanced
technology.
Irani
revealed
that
she
was
also
diagnosed
with
diabetes
at
the
age
of
60,
and
that
both
her
kidneys
had
failed.
But
she
is
fine
today.
The
actor,
who
was
last
seen
in
2024’s
Ghudchadi,
will
turn
79
on
August
18.
