India, Feb. 6 -- Lisa Ray, the Canadian-born model, actor and author, recently spoke candidly about her cancer journey, revealing how chemotherapy triggered early menopause when she was just 37. She was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare, incurable form of blood cancer in 2009, and after undergoing an autologous stem cell transplant, she announced that she was cancer-free in 2010.

The Hanste Khelte actor opened up to BBC News India, in a January 30 interview, and talked about suffering in silence, while she waded through the shame and stigma of early onset menopause. In an Instagram post shared on February 5, Lisa posted a clip from the interview accompanied by a deeply reflective caption, opening up about navigating cancer treatmen...