V Shanta
Female, Person
1927 –
Who is V Shanta?
Dr.V. Shanta is a prominent Cancer specialist and the Chairperson of Adyar Cancer Institute, Chennai. Her career has included organizing care for cancer patients and research in the prevention and cure of the disease. Her work won several awards including the Magsaysay Award, and Padma Shri.
She has been associated with Adyar Cancer Institute since 1955, and has held several key positions, including its Director between 1980-1997. She is a member of the World Health Organisation's Advisory Committee on Health and several other national and international committees on health and medicine.
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- Born
- Mar 11, 1927
Mylapore - Ethnicity
- Tamil
- Education
- Madras Medical College
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on July 23, 2013
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