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V. Shanta, chairperson of the Cancer Institute, Adyar, Chennai, has been selected for the Y. Nayudamma Memorial Award for 2010.
Dr. Shanta has been chosen “in recognition of her tireless efforts for over five decades towards bringing solace to lakhs of men, women and children, afflicted with the dreaded disease in the country,” P. Vishnu Murthy, founder and managing trustee of the Dr. Y. Nayudamma Memorial Trust, said in a release.
Justice N.V. Ramana of the Andhra Pradesh High Court will present her the award at a function at Tenali on March 5.