Today morning my wife saw a notification in her face book from one of her college friends “ Hey I heard news that our best friend is no more do u have any information”. Seeing that we both had complete pause and a synchronous answer followed ….what……..? She was the best friend of my wife […]
Author: Dr Suman Das
Oncologist by profession, Amatuer Photographer, Tennis enthusiast, Vizag Runner, Spartan Cyclist, Blogger Dil se and a Traveller
Cancer Staging a Brief Guide
The most important question that a cancer patient and his care giver want to know is “What is the stage of cancer I have?” Basically a patient wants to know whether he’s disease is curable or not and he tries to correlate with the stage of the disease. For the benefit of the patient I […]
UICC fellowship : Technology transfer fellowship in Oncology
Earlier on hearing people with fellowship abroad I use to think it’s not my cup of tea. But gradually I realized why not to make a try. In fact it’s not at all difficult, I just wanted to share my experience starting from the beginning of process and I feel this can help many others. […]
ORAL CAVITY ULCER: WHEN TO CONSULT AN ONCOLOGIST / CANCER SPECIALIST ?
The Oral cavity is the second most common cancer seen in Indian males after lung cancer. The most common cause being chewing Tobacco. The signs and symptoms of oral cancer are very important because it is curable if detected at the earliest stage.
Emotional outcomes after cancer diagnosis: ways to overcome it….
When a patient is diagnosed with cancer not only the patient but also the family members and the care givers pass through a life changing experience. The different reasons for these changes include
PAPA please don’t smoke passive smoking can cause cancer………..
Today i saw a child taking a pack of cigarette for his dad. I was really shocked the parents are not only exposing the child to passive smoking they also remove the moral values which prevents the child from smoking in future. It’s a vicious cycle. A small effort to inform every one by smoking not only […]
Radiation Oncology: for a career….
Recently I got a mail from a doctor who cleared AIPGME and wanted to join MD Radiotherapy. He asked me certain questions. I decided to write my opinion regarding the new and evolving world of Radiation Oncology. I hope I am able to help some of my readers. Feed back and suggestions are welcome and […]
Tobacco causes cancer: Stop using tobacco and prevent cancer
Smoking is the greatest preventable cause of cancer Worldwide, nearly 1200 million people smoke and other hundreds of millions are smokeless tobacco users. Cigarette smoking is estimated to cause many more than 1 million cancer deaths annually worldwide and it includes 27% of all cancer deaths in developed countries and 34%in USA.
Journey through India: Experience of a young tourist
While traveling to Bhubaneswar from Hyderabad by Falaknuma express I met a foreigner Mr Jacco. While having a short chat i was discussing about his experience in India. I asked Mr Jacco to write his experience in India and mail me. Here is the mail which nicely depicts the diversity of India starting from
Mediastinal Seminoma: A brief review
My favorite cricketer Yuvraj Singh is diagnosed to have mediastinal seminoma. The life is very unpredictable but the way i look at it is his tumor is curable and he can be seen hitting sixes at the earliest.As the word cancer is scary, i thought to add a brief overview of the tumor he is diagnosed.