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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

25Jan

Should You Keep Your Cancer Diagnosis a Secret?

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To many people, both illiterate and educated, cancer is a notorious stigma. “How people will behave with me?” “Do they think getting in touch with me will give them cancer?” “Will they maintain a distance from me?” “Will my cancer diagnosis affect my children’s marital life?” These are some of the questions that boggle one’s […]

20Jan

Weight Loss Curbs the Risk of Cancer BUT Avoid Fad Diets

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Generation Y is extra cautious about their weight. Though many of them go on some spicy food spree now and then, they take a very low-calorie and low-fat diet other times. Now the bug ‘size zero’ seems to have bitten everyone from young to old. With more researches linking unhealthy diets to cardiovascular diseases and […]

15Jan

Tips for Cancer Patients before Welcoming a New Pet

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Pets are wonderful companions to spend your time with. Human beings and pets can forge a meaningful relationship between themselves. Pets are lovely and loyal. They reciprocate love and care. According to the National Institute of Health in America, interaction with animals has proved to end loneliness, lower blood pressure and reduce the level of […]

10Jan

Omicron & Concerns for Cancer Patients

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For almost two years, the world has been facing crisis due to a unicellular entity. We, the common folks, are familiar with its name, COVID-19. Overtime, the virus has undergone several mutations. It has changed its characters and each new variant has manifested itself through some added symptoms. The latest variant of COVID-19 is omicron. […]

24Dec

Immunotherapy – Essence, Importance, Researches & Expenses

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Immunotherapy has opened up a new horizon in cancer treatment. Though researchers have been talking about it for more than a decade, it caught attention of some curious minds from the common folks only in 2015 when Jimmy Carter, the former US president announced that he had been cured of his metastatic melanoma. Currently researchers […]

21Dec

Some Common Feelings Related to Cancer and Treatment

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Cancer not only affects your physical health, but also infects you with different kinds of feelings that probably you did not have to cope with before the diagnosis. Sometimes, cancer and its gruesome treatment exacerbate the negative emotions that you are already living with. Furthermore, these feelings, which are not a particular type but a […]

16Dec

An Overview of Skin Cancer

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Any cancer is the out-of-control growth of cells. Skin cancer develops from the abnormal and rapid growth of skin cells. The cancer cells, which start behaving abnormally, are also referred to as malignant cells. Usually, skin cancer develops on the part of the skin exposed to sunlight. However, sometimes, it also affects the unexposed parts […]

14Dec

Leukemia or Blood Cancer – Types, Symptoms and Risk Factors

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Leukemia or blood cancer is a type of cancer that results from the rapid and abnormal growth of cells in the bone marrow. The abnormal, uncontrolled cells enter into the bloodstream. It is important to note that blood cancer, unlike other cancers, does not originate from a solid tumor. There are different types of leukemia. […]

26Nov

Why You Should Donate to a Cancer Hospital and Research Centre

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Cancer treatment is quite expensive, so much so that it is beyond affordability of the poor people. Furthermore, the treatment for cancer is a prolonged one that goes on for years after the primary treatment (surgery, chemotherapy and radiation) is over. Regular check-ups and screening, which are a part of cancer treatment, come at a […]

24Nov

How to Help Cancer Patients in Need

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A cancer diagnosis takes a toll on one’s mental health and the person needs some help from the near and dear ones. The question is how to help cancer patients. Asking the patient how you can help does not sound good; instead you should figure out how you can do something that will be of […]