Overcoming cancer?

The cancer cells are not from outside the body but are cells of body itself over which body has lost control and they have become autonomous and are repeatedly dividing and growing. Various known and unknown, intrinsic and extrinsic factors affect this process. Scientific and technological advancement is providing more and more insight on the processes involved in the development of cancer. Similarly new ways and approaches of tackling the cancer have also evolved. New drugs and therapies are being launced every day to try to control this dreaded disease. Still the main treatment revolves arou...

Prostate cancer - Heart Disease.

A recently published article has revealed the very  important fact that the use of hormonal treatment for early prostate cancer increases the risk of heart disease. The risk is maximum with GnRH agonists or orchiectomy and least with antiandrogens. This finding is very important since patients with early disease  otherwise have  good overall survival.   Details A Swedish study presented in an international conference on September 22nd 2009 revealed some important facts regarding prostate cancer and hormonal therapy. The risk of heart disease is increased by all hormonal therapies...

What Is Cancer?

All cancers begin when cells in a part of the body become abnormal and start making more cells. These extra cells form a mass of tissue called a growth or tumor. If the tumor gets bigger, it can hurt nearby tissues and organs. Cancer cells  can also  break away and spread to other parts of the body. What is cancer ? Cells are the smallest structural unit of human body. Cells come together and form tissues and tissues come together and form organs. Specific organs have specific functions and together form the human body. Inside the human body, wear and tear is a continuous process. Old...

Breast Cancer

Surgery of the primary lesion in patients with breast cancer having metastatic disease improves survival. A new retrospective study reveals that surgery  increases the medial survival from 14 months to 31 months. The doubling of median survival in this subgroup of patients is a very significant finding which now needs to be confirmed in larger phase III study. DETAILS Surgical removal of the primary tumor in metastatic breast cancer improves survival. This was revealed in a study presented in the 15th Congress of the European Cancer Organization (ECCO 15) and the 34th European Society ...

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The cancer cells are not from outside the body but are cells of body itself over which body has lost control and they have become autonomous and are repeatedly dividing and growing. Various known and unknown, intrinsic and extrinsic factors affect this process. Scientific and technological advancement is providing more and more insight on the processes involved in the development of cancer. Similarly new ways and approaches of tackling the cancer have also evolved. New drugs and therapies are being launced every day to try to control this dreaded disease. Still the main treatment revolves around Surgery, Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy. Molecular approach has given us a new weapon in the armamentarium that is targeted therapy both in intravenous and oral form. Also, cancer vaccines for carcinoma cervix is routinely available now for young female population. Despite all this early detection, awareness, education and cancer screening is very important for satisfactory treatment and survival. For this one requires individual as well as community participation to take necessary preventive measures and catch this disease in its early stages. We request you all to join hands with us to take a vow and to take necessary steps to remove the fear from hearts of everyone of us and fight this disease.
OVERCOMING CANCER

Overcoming cancer is not just treating the disease with chemotherapy, surgery or radiotherapy but is also to building  self belief in the patient.  Think positive and this positive thinking will help your body to behave positively and will  help it  overcome cancer.

 

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