Veteran
actress
Nafisa
Ali
has
been
diagnosed
with
leucoderma,
after
she
noticed
white
patches
on
her
skin
while
she
was
undergoing
chemotherapy
a
few
months
back.
The
cancer
survivor
took
to
her
Instagram
page
to
break
this
news.
The
Life
In
A
Metro
actress
wrote
in
her
post,"Ever
since
my
chemotherapy
I
started
noticing
white
patches
on
my
neck
area
...
now
being
by
the
sea
and
getting
a
tan
,I
can
tell
it's
on
my
face
too
.
Such
is
life
...
you
win
some
and
loose
some.
I
have
been
diagnosed
with
Leucoderma
...
What
is
it
?
Quite
similar
to
the
skin
condition
"Vitiligo"
-leucoderma
is
a
skin
disorder
in
which
patches
of
skin
tend
to
lose
its
natural
color."
(sic)
"Leucoderma
is
regarded
as
the
de-pigmentation
of
the
skin
which
is
marked
by
the
localization
or
complete
destruction
of
melanocytes
in
the
body.
The
characteristic
formation
of
white
patches
on
the
skin
remains
closely
bound
to
each
other
unlike
the
patches
formed
in
Vitiligo.
Leucoderma
is
particularly
known
by
the
presence
of
white
patches
which
could
be
localized
to
smaller
areas
in
the
beginning.
However,
with
the
passage
of
time,
the
skin
patches
might
get
enlarged.
Stay
blessed
and
happy,"
(sic)
she
further
added
in
her
post.
For
those
who
don't
know,
Nafisa
Ali
was
diagnosed
with
stage
3
peritoneal
and
ovarian
cancer
in
November
2018.
She
was
declared
cancer
free
in
2019.
Last
year,
in
an
interview
with
a
leading
daily,
the
actress
said
that
her
recovery
was
nothing
less
than
a
'miracle'.
She
opened
up
about
her
battle
with
cancer
and
was
quoted
as
saying,
"I
still
have
to
go
for
check-ups
every
three
months
and
it
will
be
five
years
before
it
can
be
said
that
the
cancer
is
in
remission,
but
it
was
still
a
good
reason
to
reach
for
the
champagne."
Currently,
Nafisa
is
stuck
in
Goa
owing
to
the
nationwide
lockdown
because
of
the
Novel
Coronavirus
pandemic.
Last
week,
the
actress
told
a
leading
tabloid
that
she
doesn't
have
access
to
basic
food
and
medicines
amid
the
lockdown.