In November 2018, veteran actor, former beauty queen and national level swimming champion, among other things, announced to her Instagram followers that she has been diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer. Over time, as news reports emerged, it was concluded that it was peritoneal cancer, a cancer of the lining of the abdomen. The cells it affects are also found in the ovaries, often extending the cancer to that area of the body as well. This is also what happened in Nafisa’s case.

When we caught up with her and her doctor Dr Pramod Kumar Julka

Senior Director, Max Oncology Daycare Centre, she had lots to share about her journey so far.