Bollywood actress Canadian born Liza Ray has disclosed that she has been diagnosed with a rare cancer of the plasma cells " multiple myeloma " which is said to be incurable.Lisa Ray, 37, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in June and started her first cycle of treatment on July 2.
It is quite surprising that when she got the news she didn't cry or created a dramatic scene. Bravo baby ! Though being an actress she could do it impressively.
Feeling exhausted, pale and drained made the model-turned-actress undergo medical examination a few months ago.
Myeloma is incurable and a rare cancer of the bone marrow with more than 2000 diagnosed cases every year.
Lisa Ray, born to a Bengali father and a Polish mother joined showboz as a model and later got a role in Tamil movie " Nethaji ". Then Vikram Bhatt included her in the cast of " Kasoor " in 2001. Language problem kep her away from mainstream Hindi films. However, people watched her in Deepa Mehta's " Bollywood Hollywood " with Rahul Khanna and later in Oscar-nominated drama " Water " in which critics found her performance impressive.
She calls herself a dirty realist and is said to have expressed hopes for new research and development in the treatment of multiple myeloma.
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