Lymphedema is one of the most common symptoms of cancer. It could also be a side effect of cancer treatment. Lymph fluid carries dead cells, bacteria and waste into the bloodstream. In a patient with lymphedema, lymph nodes are damaged and lymph fluid builds up in these regions. Cancer and/or cancer treatment are among a […]
Surgery is a common treatment for cancer. It is mostly performed to remove the malignant tumour and end the disease. But it’s only superficial information. Cancer surgeries are extremely complex. The cancer surgeons at the best cancer hospital in West Bengal require patience and excellence to perform surgeries which often take hours and involve delicate […]
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 […]
A bowl of colours – fruits and vegetables – is an open secret to stay healthy and energetic. These are yummy, tummy-filling and comforting. And then you see your friends digging deep into burger. ‘Tempting’! You may feel like having bites of it but you resist your craving coz deep in your mind, you know […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Radiation therapy is an effective treatment for Cancer as it directly kills cancer cells and/or slows down their growth by damaging their inner structures namely DNA. In this type of cancer treatment high doses of X-Rays or Atomic Particles ( such as electrons, protons, neutrons & gamma rays) delivered from equipments are used to kill […]
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