Cancer has always been treated as a disorder of proliferation but recent studies and evidence have established the possibility of considering cancer to be a metabolic disease. The tumors growing during cancer change their metabolic aspects to meet the demand…
After the end of your cancer treatment is can often be overwhelming to start with your daily life after being a cancer survivor. It must have been something you would have looked forward to earnestly but can be unexpected. You…
Cancer is of different types and so are its treatments. Cancer treatment depend on the type of cancer, the stage and the person who is receiving it. Some cancer treatments are curative, while some are palliative. Table of content: What…
When a cell in a body starts growing uncontrollably, it is termed cancer. When a cell in the lungs behaves this way, the medical condition is termed lung cancer. We are familiar with the main cause behind this fatal condition,…
Overcoming or managing pain during advanced illness is a very difficult phase for any patient. Pain is only just a physical barrier in their recovery but this severe condition also hampers their mentality too as the patient may also be…
Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of blood cancers have helped double the survival rates of patients and the future stats may be even more encouraging. Blood cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma made up almost 10 percent of…
Chemotherapy is a well-known cancer treatment that is done with the help of drugs that are infused with powerful chemicals in order to kill the fast-growing cells. It is important to kill all these cells because the abnormal growth can…
Radiation therapy also known as radiotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that is used to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors with high doses of radiation. At low doses, the radiation is used as an x-ray to see inside…
Globally, liver cancer is the third leading cause of cancer related deaths. As most of the patients with liver cancer are asymptomatic, only showing signs and symptoms in the later stages, the number of deaths keeps increasing. This is the…
The fight against cancer can leave your body into disastrous physical condition. All the treatment procedure and medications can leave a great impact on your body and make you weak for several days. In such cases, doctors advise the patient…
