Actress
Manisha
Koirala,
who
was
earlier
diagnosed
with
ovarian
cancer
and
has
now
recovered,
says
there
is
always
a
fear
the
disease
may
recur
but
she
believes
in
being
positive
in
life.
"I
did
not
take
care
of
my
health
earlier...
I
was
not
looking
after
myself.
It
(cancer)
made
me
realise
health
is
important,
eating
right
is
important,
exercise
is
required.
There
is
a
fear
that
it
(cancer)
can
come
back
anytime.
But
one
must
be
positive," Manisha
told
reporters
here
today
at
the
launch
of
Prevention
magazine,
on
whose
cover
page
she
features.
Manisha,
43,
was
diagnosed
with
ovarian
cancer
in
2012,
a
type
of
cancer
that
is
difficult
to
diagnose
and
may
often
be
detected
late
as
it
does
not
have
typical
symptoms.
"Cancer
is
a
huge
challenge,
a
huge
test
some
of
us
survive
and
some
don't
due
to
various
reasons.
There
is
lot
of
stigma
attached
to
it
(cancer),
you
lose
all
hope,
your
family
is
also
living
in
negative
environment,
you
feel
there
is
a
dead
end.
But
I
was
fortunate
to
have
people
around
me
who
helped
me
and
were
there
with
me
emotionally,"
Manisha
said.
The
actress
plans
to
do
something
for
those
suffering
from
the
disease.
"Cancer
is
not
the
death
sentence,
there
is
hope.
Science
has
changed
by
leaps
and
bounds.
Today
we
are
able
to
deal
with
the
treatment.
I
want
to
raise
hope
for
people
who
don't
have
hope,
who
don't
have
access,
resources.
I
will
do
something
through
certain
platform...
in
certain
ways.
I
want
to
repay
back
to
the
needy,"
she
said.
Manisha
said
some
Bollywood
celebrities
like
Shatrughan
Sinha,
Tabu
and
Gulshan
Grover
enquired
about
her
welfare
during
her
testing
times.
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