Young cancer survivor lives life to the fullest


Navi, in hospital for targeted chemotherapy in Aug 2020 - believes in living life to the fullest. Photo: Dinesh Pushparani

If you were to meet Navi Indran Pillai in person, you probably wouldn’t believe that she is a breast cancer survivor or that she is still undergoing treatment. She resonates with joy and the kind of optimism not usually associated with one going through a serious illness.

Navi, who turns 30 on Oct 9, is still going through targeted chemotherapy – a maintenance drug for cancer patients who are in remission, and it is a lifetime thing. She goes for treatments every three weeks and each session lasts about seven hours.

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