Before I became a Class XII topper, I survived cancer at 12

Adrija GanTIMESOFINDIA.COM
May 24, 2026 | 19:11 IST

Diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma eight years ago, Adrija Gan spent years moving between hospital wards, chemo cycles and missed school days. At 19, she is telling her story as a survivor, a West Bengal state board topper and a teenager who simply wanted her normal life back


When I was 12, I was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma… or, to put it simply, with cancer. At that age, there was not much I understood about my condition. In fact, I didn’t realise there was a ‘condition’ — my parents hadn’t even told me about it officially.
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