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Lucknow’s Ruchi Tandon is raising funds for her 19 yrs old son Anant Tandon who is fighting Brain Cancer. He had been diagnosed with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG), which is a Grade IV cancerous brain tumor. It is a rare and one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer.
Anant started experiencing constant lightheadedness, difficulty walking, arms and legs weakness, blur vision and double vision, all of these within a span of just 3 weeks.
After a series of CT scans and MRI they were given the dreadful diagnosis of DIPG on May 23, 2021. A surgery was also performed to place a VP Shunt in his brain to relieve the pressure on June 10, 2021. He then underwent radiation therapy, which was all very traumatizing for him as he had to stay in the hospital for a duration of 49 days.
Now that he had completed his radiation therapy clinical trials were our last hope for a miracle and fortunately enough Dr. Sabine Mueller from University of California, San Francisco is ready to give him admission in the ONC206 trial.
The expected duration of the treatment shall be 2 years. The cost for the entire treatment shall be between 1 to 2 crores.
Piyush Jain, Co-Founder and CEO, ImpactGuru.com said, “Cancer is amongst the Top 3 categories on our healthcare financing platform that raise the maximum amount of funds. High awareness of this long-term illness, hefty cost associated with Cancer care and the sense of urgency to ensure timely treatment contribute to the large wave of generosity amongst the public.
The fastest Cancer case fundraiser on ImpactGuru was from last year, Rs. 2 crore raised in 48 hours.