Guides on cancer from the desk of Dr. Saphalta Baghmar, medical oncologist in Faridabad, Delhi NCR.
Cancer cells are equipped in many ways to evade the immune system. They effectively hide away from the immune cells or suppress their activity. So the human immune system is incapable of identifying and attacking these cancerous cells. Immunotherapy, an advanced and relatively new method of cancer treatment addresses this issue. Immunotherapy works to enhance …
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Radiation therapy is among the frontline treatments for cancer alongside chemotherapy. This is because it is effective against different cancer forms at different stages. It, however, also leads to several severe side effects due to which proton therapy in India is being extensively studied as a replacement for traditional radiation therapy. Based on the location …
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Your diet greatly impacts your overall health on any normal day. But when you’re battling cancer, the conscious planning of your meals can significantly influence the effects of the treatment. Regardless of the stages of cancer and the individual case, proper nutrition can help enhance the treatment’s effects, alleviate the side effects, and reduce pain …
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Cancer vaccines have been around for over a century. Different types of this vaccine, like the throat and the; cervical cancer prevention vaccine,;work in different ways and target different forms of cancer. And like all other vaccines, some of these vaccines also play a vital role in preventing the occurrence of certain types of cancer.; …
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Proton therapy has been around for decades. However, we are only now considering its advantages over other treatment methods. The idea of using proton beams for medical purposes was proposed in 1946. And in 1954, proton beams were first used in the medical sector. However, it wasn’t until 1990 that we started using proton therapy …
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Oral cancer is among the most common types of cancer worldwide. Most of these cases are the result of tobacco use and smoking. As per the statistics, the number of oral cancer cases is much higher in men than women. Also, this cancer is known to affect white people more than black people. As with …
What Is Chemotherapy? Types, Risks, Treatment Cost, And All You Need To Know Chemotherapy is the most common type of cancer treatment. And while everyone has at least heard of it, you need to be thoroughly informed if you or any of your loved ones are supposed to receive it. For different stages and types …
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One of the biggest fears that people have is getting cancer. While there are many types of cancer, they all have one thing in common: they can be deadly. Fortunately, there are vaccines available that can help prevent certain types of cancer from occurring. This blog post will discuss some of the most important vaccines …
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Stomach cancer (also known as gastric cancer) normally starts on the inner lining of the stomach walls and progresses deeper into the stomach walls as cancer progresses. The tumor spreads to adjacent organs such as the liver and pancreas. Stomach cancer is one of the most frequent cancers in the world. However, it is less …
Cancer has now taken a commonplace in the healthcare system, where more than 9.6 billion people are suffering from it globally. In recent years there has been a marked occurrence of thyroid cancer. In addition, the systematic incidence ratio of thyroid cancer was 1.9 per hundred thousand people in men, whereas it is 6.1 in …
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