Tumour Board

Rationale The treatment for cancer is often a multi-modality approach and includes either one or a combination of modalities like surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy. Unlike other diseases, in

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Chemotherapy For Cancer: What it is, how it works, and chemo side effects

Introduction  Chemotherapy is a common cancer treatment in which drugs travel through the bloodstream to destroy cancer cells at the original location of the tumour and also in parts of

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Brain and Spine Tumour

The brain and the spinal cord form the Central Nervous System or CNS. The brain plays a pivotal role in managing, controlling, and coordinating several body functions such as movements,

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How to Support someone being treated for Cancer?

Cancer evokes strong reactions in people ranging from shock, fear, pathos, bitterness, anger, guilt, frustration, pity, despair, and resentment. Both the patient and their caregiver, who could be a family

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Life before, during, and after Cancer

A loving wife, a doting mother, a good daughter-in-law, a great daughter, sweet mother-in-law, proud grandmother, happy cancer-survivor…..there are many epithets that fit Uma Srinivasan. While all the other epithets

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Life during and after Breast Cancer Treatment

With increased prevalence of breast cancer, more and more women are getting themselves screened for the disease. Treatment for breast cancer will depend on size and growth of the tumour

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All that you need to know about biopsies

What is a Biopsy? A biopsy is a medical procedure in which a sample of tissue, affected by a medical condition, is removed from the body and examined under a

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Raising Breast Cancer Awareness – Answers to questions you always wanted to ask

This year has been a powerful wake-up call to the world that we are in a crisis together and that what we choose to do and the actions that we

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Stomach Cancer: Do not ignore these symptoms

Table of Content Types of Stomach cancers Causes and Risk Factors for Stomach Cancer Lifestyle related Causes Genetic causes Other ailments and conditions Symptoms of Stomach Cancer Diagnosis Stomach cancer

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Types of Cancer Treatments

Cancer can be treated using different types of therapies. The exact choice of therapy will depend on the location, size and spread of the cancer as well as the age

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