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India “gutka” chewing tobacco habit a tough nut to crack

Tobacco causes 1 death every 6 seconds yet India is the second leading consumer Of the more than 6 million tobacco-related deaths every year across the world, one-sixth occur in India alone. Experts see the total tobacco-related deaths rising to 8 million by 2030. According to a report by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), tobacco...

What should I do about delays in my cancer treatment?
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What should I do about delays in my cancer treatment?

As hospitals and health care providers across the country continue to mobilize their resources to respond to and contain the COVID-19 outbreak, many cancer patients are worried about how their treatments may be impacted. Some cancer patients have already had to adjust to or work around delays in their care. Others worry that their upcoming...

Complementary therapies for cancer.
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Complementary therapies for cancer.

Modern-day medication procedures permit combining complementary therapies with conventional applications for treating breast cancer. People diagnosed with breast cancer are hugely benefitted by these complementary therapies. They can be extremely effective in combating the physical and emotional toll that breast cancer patients usually experience during diagnosis and treatment. Patients feel both comfortable and relaxed by...

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Cancer Signs you should not ignore !!

Cancer gives most people no symptoms or signs that exclusively indicate the disease. Unfortunately, every complaint or symptom of cancer can be explained by a harmless condition as well. If certain symptoms occur or persist, however, a doctor should be seen for further evaluation. Some common symptoms that may occur with cancer are as follows:...

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New Weapons Against Cancer: Millions of Bacteria Programmed to Kill

Genetically modified microbes release “nanobodies” that alert the immune system to cancer in mice, scientists report. Scientists have used genetically reprogrammed bacteria to destroy tumors in mice. The innovative method one day may lead to cancer therapies that treat the disease more precisely, without the side effects of conventional drugs. At some point in the future, we will...

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Think Smoking only harms the smoker !!!

PASSIVE SMOKING : Are u at risk ?? Inhalation of smoke that comes from someone else smoking. Passive smoking is associated with the same array of diseases as actual smoking, with an elevated risk of lung cancer and other diseases. How bad is passive smoking? Passive smoking can cause premature death in non-smokers. Passive smoking increases the...

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Smokeless tobacco is chewing up India

Use of tobacco is on the rise in India both in men and women. Tobacco can be used in smoke form and smokeless form. Smokeless tobacco is tobacco that is not burned. It is also known as chewing tobacco, oral tobacco, spit or spitting tobacco, dip, chew, and snuff. Most people chew or suck (dip)...

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Tobacco causes 1 death every 6 seconds yet India is the second leading consumer

If you were asked to describe the relationship between “tobacco smoking” and “cancer,” you might immediately think of lung cancer. It’s true that smoking tobacco products (including cigarettes and cigars) causes almost nine of every 10 cases of lung cancer, but smoking can cause cancer almost anywhere in your body, including in the— Bladder. Blood...

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Get Second opinion on cancer in Delhi

Cancer is the uncontrolled development of strange cells anyplace in a body. These irregular cells are named malignant growth cells, malignant cells, or tumour cells. These cells can invade ordinary body tissues. Numerous tumours and the strange cells that create the malignant growth tissue are additionally distinguished by the name of the tissue that the...

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Tobacco: A Silent Killer

What is tobacco? Tobacco is a plant grown for its leaves, which are dried and fermented before being put in tobacco products. Tobacco contains nicotine, an ingredient that can lead to addiction, which is why so many people who use tobacco find it difficult to quit. There are also many other potentially harmful chemicals found...