Magnitude of Problem As per Globocan 2012,there were 14.1 million cancer incidence, 8.2 million cancer deaths and 32.6 million people living with cancer (within 5 years of diagnosis) in with known incidence of 1.1 million in 2015. This estimate is, however, conservative, as the real rate is at least 1.5 to 2 times higher than …
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. …
Stereotactic radiosurgery is the latest technique of radiotherapy in which high dose of radiation is focused on tumor and simultaneously saving the adjacent healthy tissue. Stereotaxy word is originated from Greek and Latin language that means touching the tumor in space. To treat any tumor in body space, we require its three-dimensional coordinates.This coordinate system …
The Nation is under threat because of corona virus and everyone is scared of it. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus(SARS- Cov-2).Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. Older people, and those with underlying medical …
Nutrition is so basic that most of the times it is just taken for granted or completely overlooked.Nutrition in cancer is very important and its role is getting defined but still considered as new science. I am sure in coming future it will open the new dimensions in life of cancer patients.We are still studying …