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
Category: Cancer is Curable
“Cancer” is no more a forbidden word. It is now curable, if detected at an early stage. For diagnosis of this deceiving disease, people need to be aware about the early signs and symptoms which can be done only through awareness.
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 […]
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.
Cancer Screening: We can make a difference
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 […]
Diagnosis of Cancer “Few important things to know”
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.
Childhood Cancer: A step towards early diagnosis to achieve maximum survival
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 […]
Cancer care in the rural areas of India: A firsthand experience of a clinical oncologist
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 […]
Cancer is Curable ” IF DETECTED EARLY”
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 […]
Risk of cancer in Mobile phone users: A concern for future
The cell phones emit radiofrequency waves.Thee radiofrequency waves are nonionising type of radiation (Ionising type like X Rays have proven risk of cancer on prolonged exposure). Can Mobile phone use cause Cancer? The evidence on risk of cancer with the use of mobile phones is still controversial. The different studies using both human and animal model […]