Did you know, India witnesses over 1.35 million deaths every year by consumption of tobacco accounting for the death of 1 in 10 adults? Use of tobacco and associated products is considered to be a major threat to public health. It has assumed the dimension of an epidemic resulting in enormous disability, disease and death.
Author: Rajender
Scalp Cooling Therapy; a Ray of Hope to Reduce Chemotherapy-Related Hair Loss Contrasting the pervasive fact that cancer cells are the primary target of chemotherapeutic drugs, the general tendency of these drugs is to attack all the fast-growing cells in the body. Hair follicle cells are one such example of fast-growing cells that are targeted
Head & Neck Cancers are a group of cancers that affect all the organs of mouth or oral cavity like tongue, buccal mucosa, gingiva & floor of mouth etc. as well as nose, throat, vocal cords & other parts of the head and neck. ‘Squamous cells’ of these organs are affected in the disease, causing
Tragedy, a term that denotes ‘sad outcome’ or a ‘sad ending’ comes true when a Lung Cancer is misdiagnosed for Chest Tuberculosis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis); also, popularly known as ‘TB’. Understanding the nuances, misinterpretations, misdiagnosis and its implications on disease outcomes and thereby patients is essential to ensure right diagnosis, right treatment and desired outcomes in
CANCER is a word that used to be and still remains a nightmare in the present time is progressing to become a national health issue beyond being a mere disease. 1 in 9 is the estimated incidence of cancer as reported by ICMR which is definitely an alarming number. Cancer becomes all the more complex
