Close to 50% cancers are preventable!!. Below mentioned are some changes that will also protect us from other chronic diseases like stroke , heart diseases and diabetes. General life style recommendation for cancer prevention include: 1) Be phy

Today 4th February is celebrated worldwide as a day to bring awareness regarding cancer. The theme for the years 2016-2018 is " we can i can ". Healthy lifestyle will go long way in preventing cancer. Proper implementation and knowledge sharing regar

MYTHS AND FACTS REGARDING CANCERMYTH-1 cancer is contagiousFACTS- no cancer is not a communicable disease.MYTH-2 I won't get cancer, as I have no family historyFACTS- only 5-10% cancer are hereditary and one can have cancer even without family

SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY - A UNDERUTILISED TOOL AGAINST BREAST CANCER IN INDIAIndian context of breast cancer:Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in india, close 1.5 lakh new cases are diagnosed each year.It Constitutes around 10% of

Now long term survival is possible in some stage IV solid cancers with the use of targeted, hormonal, chemotherapy drugs. The list includes:1) Stage IV hormone receptor positive metastatic breast cancer.2) Stage IV her2 nu positive metastatic breas

What is Cancer?•A group of diseases in which the cells of the body start dividing in an uncontrolled way and start creating abnormal cells.Why do People get Cancer?•Cells make up the body.•When a body cell dies, a new cell replaces it

Decoding Lynch syndrome -- Colorectal cancer(CRC)Lynch syndrome is the most common cause of inherited Colorectal cancer (CRC-large intestine cancer). It constitutes 3% of all newly diagnosed colorectal cancer burden.In lynch syndrome there is ger

A awareness video on Head and Neck Cancers:https://youtu.be/NiAvJGozF8A