Book on cancer survivors released

Jubilee Hills: The Telugu version of the 'I AM A SURVIVOR,' a compendium of real-life stories of cancer survivors authored by renowned oncologist and Apollo Cancer Hospital Director Dr Vijay Anand Reddy, was formally released on Sunday. Dr Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals, cricketer Venkatapathi Raju and Tollywood actor Rakul Preet Singh released the book here on Sunday.

The original English version took Dr Vijay Anand Reddy, aided by his wife Dr Sashi, over three years of toil, sparing most evenings and late nights, after a busy practice through the day, to compile the book.

'I AM A SURVIVOR' shares powerful voices and stories of hope and inspiration of 108 cancer survivors. The book gives the readers a rare insight into the courageous and heartfelt voyage of these patients, the initial helplessness and a despondent state of mind, how they recovered from the jolt they experienced on hearing the dreaded word of cancer, picked up the pieces of their lives from scratch and gradually transformed into incredibly strong cancer survivors.