Kannada actor Harish Rai died on Thursday at the age of 55 after battling stage 4 thyroid cancer for over a year. The actor, best known for his performances in ‘Om’ and ‘KGF’, breathed his last at the Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology in Bengaluru. Reports suggest that the disease had spread to his stomach and other organs despite chemotherapy and palliative care.

Harish Rai had been open about his health struggles and the financial burden of his treatment. Speaking to the media earlier, he revealed that a single injection cost Rs 3.55 lakh, with three injections prescribed per cycle over 63 days — totalling Rs 10.5 lakh per cycle. Patients in similar conditions required up to 20 injections, bringing the overall treatment cost close to Rs 70 lakh.

When asked previously about reports

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