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Unbroken: My Battle with Cancer and the Will to Lead
Paperback
Publisher: Notion Press
Published: Jun 25 2026
Pages: 214
Weight: 0.64
Height: 0.49 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
One diagnosis. Multiple failures. A will that refused to break.
On 6 March 2015, Dr. Akhilesh Gupta was delivering a keynote address at a prestigious conference. Within weeks, he would face a diagnosis that would alter his life forever - advanced oral cancer.
What followed was not a single battle, but a relentless succession of them.
Major surgery.
Repeated reconstructive failures.
A two-inch hole in his face.
A complex surgery performed while fully awake.
Complications that challenged even the finest medical expertise.
Unbroken: My Battle with Cancer and the Will to Lead is more than a memoir.
Anchored in unwavering conviction and strengthened by faith in destiny, Dr. Gupta's journey reflects extraordinary resilience.
When the body begins to fail, what remains?
When hope fades, what keeps a person standing?
This is not merely a story of survival from cancer. It is a deeply personal account of courage, endurance, and the strength of the human spirit.
It is about the man who returned - not merely to life - but to national service at the highest levels of leadership in science and policy.
His journey was shaped by pain, perseverance, and
one unwavering resolve - Never Say Die.
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