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The actress was battling cancer for the last two years and died at 28 years of age

Miss India Tripura Rinky Chakma has died at the age of 28 due to Phyllodes tumour. An aggressive form of breast cancer, it is common in young women. | Health

Miss India Tripura 2017 Rinky Chakma passed away at the age of 28. She bravely battled cancer but eventually succumbed to the illness and lost her life. | Health

Breast cancer patients have hope, with new innovative treatments available to improve survival rates and quality of life. This story, part of a two-part series, follows the journey of breast cancer patients in the Philippines as they seek treatment and face challenges.

Ella L. Florida of Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur, felt a lump on her breast last year. She thought nothing about it but still felt the need to seek a doctor's advice. Her doctor prescribed she undergo a mammogram since it was only through this test that they could tell if hers was malignant and needed surgery procedure the soonest time possible or if it was just a benign tumor. Her mammogram results yielded negative for cancer, meaning that her tumor was just benign. But since the size of the lump was already alarming at 13cm in diameter, and still growing, her doctors advised her to undergo s...