Positron Emission Tomography – sounding like a Hebrew phrase, right? But if I say, it is an expanded form of PET, many readers will immediately understand. PET scan is an important diagnostic tool used at the best cancer treatment hospital in Kolkata. This test is performed on cancer patients to figure out if the cancer […]
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women. The recent statistics show that the number of breast cancer diagnosis is increasing with every passing year. On top of that, many newly diagnosed cases are found in women under the age of 40 years. The scenario is pretty disturbing. Fortunately, more people are […]
A decade-long study at the Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai shows that cancer prevention and recurrence need not to be expensive always. The researchers have come up with a low-cost invention that could reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence by 30 per cent. The study was titled ‘Effect of Peri-Tumoral Infiltration of Local Anaesthetic Prior […]
Lung cancer and COVID-19 have some common symptoms such as, cough, respiratory problems and fatigue. Frequent coughing is a problem and if the problem gets worse, you should immediately consult a doctor. It could be a symptom of cold allergy or more severe problems like COVID-19 or lung cancer. Both diseases are fatal but if […]
Cancer, the most dreaded disease in this world, is still an enigma for the oncologists and cancer-researchers. With every passing day, we get to know a little more. Sill whatever we have accumulated and articulated till date makes up only a tiny piece of the puzzle. We have identified several risk factors for each type […]
Oropharyngeal and oral cavity cancers are usually put in the bracket of ‘head and neck’ cancer. In India, oral cancer is the most common type of cancer in men (constituting 11.28% of all cancers). There are certain risk factors for these cancers. These are discussed below. Tobacco Use In India, smoking and tobacco chewing have […]
Headache is a common medical problem. There are several reasons behind it and not all are scary. However, it could be a symptom of serious diseases. So, when to worry about it? These days, people are becoming more health conscious, thanks to internet information that keeps pouring. Hence, they often tend to associate severe headache, […]
There are several misconceptions about whether it will be okay for cancer patients to do exercises and if yes, what types of exercises they can do. For cancer patients, daily movement is more challenging as they are undergoing struggles to cope with the side effects of cancer treatment. Fatigue is common to nearly all cancer […]
Some studies claim that taking birth control pills for a long time increases the risk for breast cancer. Taking contraceptive pills is the best and simplest mechanism to prevent pregnancy. You may be wondering how these pills could increase your breast cancer risk. Birth control pills have estrogen and progesterone, two most prominent female hormones, […]
Cancer is a serious health condition marked by abnormal growth of body’s cells. The body does not have any natural mechanism to control this growth and medical intervention (such as, surgery, radiation, chemo) is required to manage the illness. In advanced stages, treatment fails to kill cancerous cells and eventually, the disease causes death to […]
Have a question? call us now
Need support? Drop us an email
24 Hrs Helpline No.