Early Signs and Symptoms of Thyroid Cancer

What is the Thyroid? The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that sits below the Adam’s apple in the throat and wraps around the trachea or wind-pipe. It’s one of the

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Managing Diabetes during Cancer treatment

Patients with Diabetes, who are suffering from any of the three types of the condition (type-1, type-2 or gestational), when diagnosed with Cancer, must be aware of the challenges they

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What is the function of bone marrow? How are bone marrow tests done?

Bone marrow is a spongy, gelatinous tissue found at the core of several bones in the body. Bone marrow is of two types – red and yellow. Red marrow, known

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When do swollen lymph nodes mean cancer?

The simplest answer would be – hard to say! While some general indications are there, these are not enough to confirm or rule out cancer.  There are some physical markers

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Treatment options for Prostate Cancer

What is Prostate?  The prostate is a small gland present in the male body and plays an important role in reproduction. This walnut-sized gland is located between the bladder and

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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

Being diagnosed with cancer and undergoing chemotherapy and various other cancer treatments can be one of the most trying times in a patient’s life. It is upsetting, but knowing what

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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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