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Mahatma Gandhi Road, Thakurpukur, Kolkata - 700063

Helpline No.:
+91 90070 87270 / 98312 16575

Mahatma Gandhi Road, Thakurpukur, Kolkata - 700063

Helpline No.:
+91 90070 87270 / 98306 35065

28Nov

Cough and Breathing Problem? It Could Be Either COVID-19 or Lung Cancer

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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 […]

24Nov

Avoid 3 Food Offenders to Reduce Your Cancer Risk

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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 […]

19Nov

Risk Factors for Oropharyngeal and Oral Cavity Cancer

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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 […]

11Nov

When You Should Worry about Morning Headache

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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, […]

30Oct

How to Do Exercises During Cancer Treatment?

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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 […]

26Oct

Do Contraceptive Pills Increase My Risk of Cancer?

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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, […]

21Oct

Gene Testing for Cancer Risk Assessment

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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 […]

17Oct

Are Race & Ethnicity Risk Factors for Cancer?

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Is cancer a ‘racist’ disease? Is it true some ethnic groups are more vulnerable to cancer development and death than others? Are the most aggressive subtypes of some cancers found in some specific races than in others? In this article, we will try to know the TRUE picture. Scientifically speaking, cancer is racist and sometimes […]

12Oct

Cancer & Gene – How They Are Related

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The identifiable risk factors that might cause cancer can be categorized under two heads – Modifiable and Non-Modifiable. Genetic factors come under the second category. But why and how genes are related to cancer formation and spread? Let us discuss the topic in brief. Genetic changes, which are responsible for cancer, are either inherited or […]

29Sep

Stomach Cancer Prevention: Know Your Risk Factors

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Stomach cancer is also called gastric cancer. Fortunately in India, the incidence of stomach cancer is lower than the reported cases in the USA. Every year, nearly 34, 000 Indians are diagnosed with stomach cancer, with the disease more prevalent in men than in women. There are some risk factors for developing stomach cancer. Knowing […]