The Cancer is not a single disease; it is a group of disease. It is one of the commonest cancers and leads to cancer-related deaths all over the world. In India, lung cancer contributes 6.9 per cent of all new cancer cases and 9.3 per cent of all cancer-related deaths in both sexes. It can …
The word cancer invariably evokes fear and hopelessness. This is because of both lack of information as well as associated myths and taboo. There is no denying that diagnosis of cancer literally blindsides patients and their families for whom this news is perceived no less than a death sentence. But this helplessness need not exist …
By Dr.Vikas Roashan MBBS, MD (Radiation Oncology) American Oncology Institute Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in India, after cervical cancer. It is an uncontrolled growth of tumor cells in the breast tissue. Breast cancer is primarily seen in women, but it can also occur in men (specific type) in rare cases. …
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Twenty three years old,female patient Anita presented with mass in rectum,the required treatment is radiation,chemotherapy and subsequently surgery.The said female is unmarried.The issues that needs discussion are cancer staging,cancer prognosis,quality of life issues and fertility as patient is young.This patient came to me in certain depressed state of mind with long face.Upon enquiring her name …
Monday morning, I was sitting in my clinic looking after my follow up patient.Mr.Ram was bit anxious as he was waiting for his test results, he was actually a diagnosed case of ca lung with brain metastasis. He was treated by our radiotherapy team with stereotactic radio surgery and after six weeks I told them …
Brachytherapy is a radiation therapy treatment technique which is used for controlling cancers of several sites. Its name is derived from two terms, ‘Brachy’ means short and ‘Therapy’ means treatment. In this modality, radiation source is placed at very short distance to the diseased region to damage cancer cells and destroys their ability to proliferate. …
HDR Brachytherapy in management of Cervical Cancers Read More »
As the corona virus (COVID-19) crisis is spreading across the world, it is causing widespread concern, fear and stress, all of which are natural and normal reactions to the changing and uncertain situation that everyone finds themselves in.MENTAL HEALTH REMAINS A CONCERN .It is indeed an unprecedented time for all of us, especially for our …