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Oncology

10 Cancer Prevention Tips You Should Follow

By Dr Surbhi Mahajan

tips for cancer prevention

Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by the abnormal growth of cells. Worldwide, cancer is the second leading cause of death. According to WHO, it has been responsible for an estimated 9.6 million deaths in 2018. Globally, about 1 in 6 deaths occur due to cancer. Lifestyle and dietary modifications can help to prevent […]

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MRI in Breast Cancer- Indications and Procedure

By Dr Surbhi Mahajan

MRI in Breast Cancer

Magnetic resonance imaging or MRI of the breast is a painless test procedure that produces clear images of breast tissue. MRI in breast cancer is used as a supplementary tool for breast cancer screening along with mammography or ultrasound. Read more about Breast Cancer: Risk Factors, Classification, Diagnosis and Treatment Read more about Breast Cancer […]

Filed Under: Procedures, Oncology

Breast Cancer Screening Test

By Dr Surbhi Mahajan

screening of breast cancer

Breast cancer screening means examining or testing women to identify cancers before any symptoms appear. The aim of screening is to detect cancer at an early stage when it can be treated or may be cured. Read more about Breast Cancer: Risk Factors, Classification, Diagnosis and Treatment Read more about Staging of Breast Cancer Read […]

Filed Under: Blog, Oncology

BRCA Gene Mutation and Testing

By Dr Surbhi Mahajan

BRCA Gene Mutation and Testing

BRCA gene mutations are mutations that occur in BRCA genes. These are linked to increased risk of breast and other cancers. Read more about Breast Cancer: Risk Factors, classification, Diagnosis, and Treatment Image credit: https://www.jgershon.com/ What are BRCA Genes? BRCA stands for “BReast CAncer gene”. There are two types of BRCA genes – BRCA1 and […]

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Metastasis or Metastatic Disease

By Dr Surbhi Mahajan

metastasis

Metastasis or metastatic disease occurs when the cancer cells spread from the site of their origin to the other distant parts of the body. The most common organs involved by metastases are the lungs, liver, bone, and brain. In Greek, the word metastasis means displacement. What is Metastasis? In metastasis, cancer cells break away from […]

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Staging of Breast Cancer

By Dr Surbhi Mahajan

staging of breast cancer

Staging of breast cancer helps to describe the extent and spread of cancer within the body. It describes the location of cancer, how much cancer has grown, and whether it has spread to nearby or distant organs or lymph nodes. Read more about Breast Cancer: Risk Factors, Classification, Diagnosis and Treatment A battery of tests is […]

Filed Under: Oncology, Women's health

Male Breast Cancer

By Dr Surbhi Mahajan

Male breast cancer is a rare type of cancer that occurs in the male breast. Though breast cancer affects women much more commonly, it can also occur in men. Causes, diagnosis, and treatment of male breast cancer are generally similar to that in females. However, breast cancer in men is rare in comparison with female […]

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Karnofsky Performance Scale

By Dr Arun Pal Singh

karnofsky scale

The Karnofsky Performance Scale Index is an assessment tool for functional impairment. Karfnofsky performance scale can be used to compare the effectiveness of different therapies and to assess the prognosis in individual patients. Lower the Karnofsky score, the worse the likelihood of survival. Lower Karnofsky score indicates a severe disease. The scale is frequently used […]

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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin – Structure, Function, Test and Uses

By Dr Surbhi Mahajan

Structure of human chorionic gonadotropin

Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is a hormone produced during pregnancy by the placenta. It provides nourishment to the egg after it has been fertilized and attached to the uterine wall. HCG is used to detect pregnancy as well as to monitor it. It is also elevated in certain cancers, hence is used as a tumor […]

Filed Under: Basics, Oncology, Women's health

PSA or Prostate Specific Antigen – Structure, Function and Uses

By Dr Surbhi Mahajan

PSA test is done in lab

Prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, is a glycoprotein enzyme produced by prostate gland. It. It is a marker of prostate cell activity and is present in small quantities in the serum of all healthy men. Blood levels of prostate specific antigen are raised in men having prostatic infection and prostate cancer or other prostatic disorders. It […]

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