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Despite gruelling battle against cancer, Pune teen scores 91 per cent
Updated On: 12 June, 2015 08:06 AM IST | | Chaitraly Deshmukh
<p>Diagnosed with cancer at the start of Std X, this gritty 16-year-old was forced to drop out of school but continued to study on his own even as he underwent chemotherapy; not only is he now cancer-free, but he has also aced the SSC exams with 91%</p>
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All in a yearu00c3u00a2u00c2u0080u00c2u0099s work: Mihir Joshi kept up with his studies even as he underwent chemotherapy, eventually beating cancer and scoring 91 per cent in SSC.
Std X did not begin well for Mihir Joshi, who had barely attended three days of classes before he had to drop out of school after he was diagnosed with cancer. He didn’t let his illness get in the way of his studies, however, and kept up with his coursework even as he underwent gruelling chemotherapy. Now, the teenager’s determination has paid off double-fold, as he has not only been declared cancer-free, but also aced the SSC exams with a 91-per cent score.
All in a year’s work: Mihir Joshi kept up with his studies even as he underwent chemotherapy, eventually beating cancer and scoring 91 per cent in SSC.
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