Tata Memorial Centre in Kharghar offers chemotherapy and radiotherapy for canines; it's the only such unit in the country

The TMH research centre at Kharghar was set up 16 years ago, which is now being upgraded to the treatment centre as well to ease the burden on the Parel hospital which was set up in 1941.

Editor's note: Starting National Science Day 2018, The Life of Science and Firstpost bring you a series profiling Indian women in Science. The challenges in Indian scientific life are many — more so for women taking up this path. This series honours those who beat the odds and serve as inspirations for the next generation of Indian science — a generation that is slowly and surely on its way to becoming gender equal.

By Sukanya Charuchandra