Screening is defined by the use of clinical and laboratory methods to detect disease early in asymptomatic individuals with the aim of decreasing morbidity and mortality. For cancer screening a test would detect cancer before it would occur or at least at its earliest stage. All the cancers are not suitable for screening; those cancers […]
How to know that G mail is Hacked? The hacker immediately sends mail to all the people in the contact list writing a mail “ I am in xyz place and I have lost my wallet and is in great trouble plz send me money”. Mostly hearing this many of the close people give a […]
When a relative is diagnosed with a disease called cancer it’s a tough thing to accept. Most of my patients during their first visit come very confused about the diagnosis and they usually have many questions. I thought of writing this to guide my readers about the diagnosis of Cancer.
The chances that a child has cancer are rare but still it constitutes less than 5% of all causes of cancer in India. The statistics say the chances of a child getting cancer before 19 yrs are 1 in 330 children. Seven out of 10 children with cancer in the resource-rich countries are cured, with […]
A journey or a lesson for life Pre journey Suspense: I got my intimation for Services selection board (SSB) interview in Bhopal. Being a student of Sainik School, it was a dream comes true. I was supposed to report on 20th of January 1996. I was very excited and started to look for tickets. I […]
Well I am sure it’s a news for many, “male can also be affected by breast cancer”. Male contain certain amount of non functioning breast tissue. They are located beneath the nipple. The uncontrolled growth of cells in the breast tissue is the cause for breast cancer.
Over 8,00,000 new cases are diagnosed and 5,50,000 deaths occur annually due to cancer in India. The dramatic increase in morbidity and mortality due to cancer is a matter of concern for the society. Though the burden of cancer involves the entire nation, but the rural and underprivileged population represents majority of patients. Despite an […]
It was a rainy day when I was walking on the busy streets of Parel in Mumbai, a bus stopped in front of me on which it was written “Cancer is curable if detected early”. The information I thought was ambiguous but to my surprise it is true. To a layman the word cancer may mean […]
Breast Cancer accounts for 12% of all the cancers in females in India. The incidence is increasing every day mostly in Urban areas for unspecified reasons. Many of my patients and their relatives ask me “Dr Why do I have to suffer from Breast cancer and Could I have done some thing to diagnose it […]