Aruna Irani reveals she was diagnosed with breast cancer twice; she secretly battled it and is now fine: 'Meri hi galti thi, I didn't take chemotherapy'

Aruna Irani looks quite fit even as she nears 80 years of age and continues to work till date. The actress known doing over 500 movies and so many TV shows has recently revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer, not once for twice.

Irani known for movies like 'Bombay To Goa', 'Caravan' and many others said that she also got diabetes at the age of 60 and there was another health scare where she was told both her kidneys have failed.Talking about battling cancer, Irani said during a chat with Lehren, with Bharati S Pradhan, "Aise hi ek din shooting kar rahi thi, pata nahi mujhe kaise pata laga par maine bola ‘Mujhe kuch lag raha hai’” (One day while shooting, I don’t know how, but I felt something and said, ‘I feel something’s not right’).

She then consulted a doctor who initially dismissed it as a small lump. But she didn't want to take any risks so, she insisted on removing it right away.

The doctors then, suggested her a chemo therapy but she opted out of it as she feared losing her hair and changes in her skin texture.Aruna said, "Then the doctor said you will have to take a pill and I chose that as I was working. How would I shoot if I lose my hair." However, her cancer relapsed again just before Covid, in March 2020.

"Meri hi galti thi, as pehle maine chemotherapy nahi lee thi. This time around I took it," said the actress.Irani said that by 2020, chemo therapy was better and the medical science was more advanced. "Still you lose a bit of your hair but woh jaldi aa bhi jaate hai (You regain your hair soon)."The actress said she's now fine today. She also added there was another healthscare where she was taken to the hospital and the doctors told her that both her kidneys have failed. She didn't undergo any procedure but she is quite fit and fine today.