Game changers in breast cancer treatment These are the promising times in metastatic breast cancer research. Many newer treatments for metastatic breast cancer are under study and prognosis is improving. Some of these have entered the clinics while others are in study phase. We will describe some of...
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What is a haematologist- oncologist? A haematologist-oncologist is a doctor who has expertise in diagnosing and treating blood cancers and diseases, such as haemophilia, iron-deficiency anaemia, sickle-cell disease, leukaemia and lymphoma. Apart from treating blood cancers, such as multiple myelomas...
What is Immunotherapy?
Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment which is used by best medical oncologist in Delhi in which uses your own body’s immune system to fight cancer. ...
Breast Cancer FAQs
Due to differences in lifestyle of rural and urban women, breast cancer is more common in urban women, although diagnosis is increasing in rural women also with rising incidence and awareness. Breast cancer is the commonest cancer in urban Indian females, and the second commonest in the rural India...
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT HPV AND CERVICAL CANCER
Some types of HPV can cause genital warts while some other, different types are linked to cervical cell
changes that, if not detected early, can increase a womanʼs risk for cervical cancer. ...
What is Lymphoma?
Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. When lymphocytes become cancerous, or malignant, they multiply and become tumors.
Lymphocytes are normally found in the blood stream and lymph nodes. Lymph nodes are found throughout the body and are identified by their location....
Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines
Screening modalities — Screening mammography has been shown to lower deaths from breast cancers. Mammography (digital or film) is the primary modality for breast cancer screening in average-risk women. Other techniques, such as ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), are useful for f...
Breast Cancer Awareness
Breast cancer is the malignant tumor (a tumor with the potential to invade other tissues or spread to other parts of the body) that starts in the cells of the breast. It occurs both in men and women. However male breast cancer is rare. Among Indian women, breast cancer is the commonest cancer overal...
Therapy Used in Prostate Cancer
Hormone therapy Hormone therapy is a cancer treatment that removes hormones or blocks their action and stops cancer cells from growing. Hormones are substances made by glands in the body and circulated in the bloodstream. In prostate cancer, male sex hormones can cause prostate cancer to grow. Drugs...
Seven types of standard treatment are used in prostate cancer :
Watchful waiting or active surveillance Watchful waiting and active surveillance are treatments used for older men who do not have signs or symptoms or have other medical conditions and for men whose prostate cancer is found during a screening test. Watchful waiting is closely monitoring a patient...