Lisa Ray to undergo stem cell transplant for cancer

October 7th, 2009 LONDON - Legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor is to undergo a heart surgery soon. The Oscar-winning actress, who will be admitted to a Los Angeles hospital for the surgery, has asked her legions of fans to pray for her, reported femalefirst.co.uk.

October 5th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood funnyman Vince Vaughn has revealed he hates mobile phones. The "Break-Up" actor refuses to own one and will borrow his friends' when he needs to chat with someone on the phone, reports contactmusic.com.

September 30th, 2009 LONDON - A private memorial service to honour actor Patrick Swayze will be held at Sony Studios in Culver City, California, Sunday. The late actor's mother Patsy, brother Donald and wife Lisa Niemi are expected to attend the exclusive get-together, reported aceshowbiz.com.

September 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - On the occasion of National Cancer Rose Day, Bollywood actors Sunil Shetty, Mahima Chaudhary and Shreyas Talpade spent time with cancer afflicted children here on Monday. Cancer Patients Aid Association along with Pawan Hans, the Government of India owned helicopter company, had organised this special event for children.

September 20th, 2009 MUMBAI - Lisa Ray, who is suffering from incurable cancer, is ecstatic after riding up in cycle-rickshaws for the premiere of Dilip Mehta's "Cooking With Stella" at the just concluded Toronto International Film Festival. Heads turned when Lisa and the rest of the cast of the comedy rode up in cycle-rickshaws Thursday night.

September 15th, 2009 By Subhash K Jha Fortitude under the most tiring of circumstances is not an easy situation. Ever since she blogged so dispassionately about her illness earlier this week Lisa Ray has become a heroine far beyond the screen.

September 15th, 2009 MUMBAI - Canadian born Bollywood actress Lisa Ray, who was diagnosed with a rare cancer, has been a "portrait of courage" in her battle against the disease and will walk the red carpet Sep 16 at the Toronto Film Festival, said filmmaker Deepa Mehta. Lisa Ray has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare cancer of the plasma cells, and says the disease is "incurable".

September 14th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Hollywood actor Patrick Swayze, a symbol of youthful vitality in the 1980s' movie world, has died at 57 after a protracted battle with cancer, his spokeswoman Annett Wolf said in a statement. "Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today (Monday) with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months," Wolf said Monday.

September 14th, 2009 Canadian actress and model Lisa Ray (Bollywood/Hollywood) has cancer. She has been diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma and has started her cycle of treatment.

September 14th, 2009 NEVADA - Bollywood star Lisa Ray, who was recently diagnosed with incurable cancer, said that she didn't react after learning that she had Multiple Myeloma. The Kasoor star revealed the shocking news on her blog last week, explaining she was battling Multiple Myeloma, a rare type of cancer of the bone marrow.

September 11th, 2009 By Subhash K Jha Dilip Mehta is in Toronto preparing for the Gala premiere of his directorial debut Cooking With Stella at the Toronto Film Festival. Among others the film stars Lisa Ray as a diplomat’s wife.

September 11th, 2009 MUMBAI - Lisa Ray has spirit and will combat the rare multiple myeloma cancer she has been diagnosed with, says her director Dilip Mehta who cast the actress as a diplomat's wife in his debut "Cooking With Stella". "It came as a jolt to all her friends and fans.

September 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Canadian born Bollywood actress Lisa Ray has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare cancer of the plasma cells, and says the disease is "incurable". "I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma on June 23.

August 31st, 2009 Lisa Ray is very excited about the release of her Hollywood film, What’s Cooking, Stella? The film will be screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and none other than Lisa and her co-star, Don McKellar, will formally open the festival on September 16. According to sources, they will open the Toronto Stock Exchange on the morning of the premiere.

June 9th, 2009 LONDON - American singer-actress Jessica Simpson performed on stage for paediatric cancer survivors. The singer took the stage Sunday to perform for the benefit of 2,000 paediatric cancer survivors for the 18th annual Celebrate Life with Hope event, reported people.com.