The revelations are featured in Gandhi's 526-page memoir, titled "Belonging: A Journey of Love," published by HarperCollins India. She details being treated for suspected breast cancer in 2010 near Milan and undergoing another operation in 2011 in Rotterdam for an early-stage pancreatic growth. In addition to her cancer battles, she documents another major medical incident from August 2016 when extreme fatigue caused her to collapse during an election rally convoy in Varanasi.
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Gandhi relied on medical facilities abroad to protect her personal health battles from pu…: Gandhi relied on medical facilities abroad to protect her personal health battles from public and media scrutiny.
The memoir publicly addresses multiple serious health emergencies that occurred while Gan…: The memoir publicly addresses multiple serious health emergencies that occurred while Gandhi was actively leading her political party.
The 526-page book captures her broader life journey from childhood in post-war Italy thro…: The 526-page book captures her broader life journey from childhood in post-war Italy through significant moments in her political career.
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New Delhi, The second UPA term brought with it personal challenges for Sonia Gandhi. Her medical needs went beyond the occasional bouts of asthma, allergies and stomach troubles as she was diagnosed with cancer -- twice.
Gandhi, who has never spoken earlier about her medical conditions, shared in her just released memoir that a year after surgery for breast cancer in 2010, another growth was detected in her pancreas during a follow-up test.
"Our second UPA term brought me some personal challenges. Apart from occasional bouts of asthma and allergies, I'd had no serious health troubles until then. As my doctors pointed out, stress is one of the main causes of stomach disorders, and, sure enough, these became frequent, and worsened as I grew older and got drawn into
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"Still, I felt shaken and worried; there was no time to…
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