Alcohol is not good for health – we know it well. But it may sound a stretchable imagination that alcohol use causes cancer, isn’t it? Unfortunately, it is an established fact. Just like tobacco use, alcohol consumption causes serious damages to health and even may trigger healthy cells to turn malignant. Surely, it does not […]
Vaginal cancer is the cancer of vagina. Vagina is the muscular tube connecting the uterus to outer genitals in women. Hence, vaginal cancer is a women-centric disease. Vaginal cancer occurs when the cells lining the surface of vagina, also known as the birth canal, register an abnormal growth and uncontrolled cell division. Several types of […]
Has your gynaecologist suggested an endometrial biopsy for you? This test is done to either confirm or rule out endometrial cancer, commonly known as uterine cancer. If a doctor suspects uterine cancer after physical examination or reviewing the report of an imaging test such as, transvaginal ultrasound or TVS, he/she may advise further medical investigation […]
Cervical cancer starts in the cells of cervix, which is the lower part of the uterus connected to the vagina. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in Indian women, only next to breast cancer. It is one of the deadliest cancers in women. In India, cervical cancer affects rural women more than it […]
Though cancers can afflict any part of the body, some cancers are more common than others. Interestingly, some cancers affect women more than they do men. Even a few cancers only occur in women. In this blog, we will discuss some most common cancers in Indian women. Breast Cancer It’s the commonest cancer in Indian […]
Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute is one of the premier institutes in Kolkata. Established in 1974, it has committed itself to affordable cancer treatment and relentless research. From time to time, SGCCRI has installed many cutting-edge technology and tools to improve the outcome, minimize the risk and better the quality of life for […]
Amidst the struggle and strides that the world is making to come back to normalcy after putting behind the fear of COVID, the wave by a new variant is looming larger. It now seems that the COVID-19 virus will visit us now and then in different avatars. Since the onset of the pandemic in 2020, […]
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men. It usually affects men after 50. Good news is the chance of 10-year survival for the patients with localized prostate cancer (i.e. the disease has not metastasized) is 100 per cent, according to the findings by the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). […]
Cancer in blood does not form any tumour. It causes damaged cells to mutate and multiply at a rapid pace and invade the healthy cells. When it happens, many cancer specialists suggest stem cell or bone marrow transplant to replace the malignant cells with the benign ones. According to an eminent radiation oncologist in Kolkata, […]
Cancer and its treatments damage body in different ways. Sometimes, even after the treatment is over, the problems persist for a long time and even forever. For example, chemotherapy may impair a patient’s cognitive abilities, digestive function and hearing power. For head and neck cancer patients, cancer and the treatment side effects often bring complications […]
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