In Ranchi, a 38-year-old woman named Alpana Pathak has finally found victory after an eight-year battle with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. She was first diagnosed in 2017 and faced many treatments, including chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, targeted treatments, brain radiation, and even lung surgeries. Despite her determination, the cancer continued to return and spread.
By the end of 2024, Alpana’s health had worsened significantly. She suffered serious lung, urinary tract, and blood infections and needed a ventilator to help her breathe. She came under the care of Dr. Satish Sharma, a highly experienced oncologist specialist in medical oncology at Bhagwan Mahavir Manipal Hospital in Ranchi. After detailed next-generation blood sequencing, Dr. Satish Sharma and his team selected an advanced targeted therapy from Germany. That treatment marked a turning point in her recovery.
The results were life changing. Over the course of several months, Alpana no longer needed oxygen support, she learned to walk again, and she returned to her daily activities. Dr Satish Sharma reflected that she had arrived in a critical state, but the personalized therapy helped her recover her strength and her life.
Alpana shared her emotional journey. She described the past eight years as the hardest of her life. She endured surgeries, chemotherapy, radiation, targeted treatments, and even a coma. There were days when breathing or walking was a struggle, but today she is living normally again.