Category: Cancer

A cancer diagnosis can influence a person’s emotional health, family, and support system. People experience fear, anxiety, sadness, anger and shaken. It’s all right to feel diverse emotions when facing a cancer diagnosis. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that cancer is one of the most prevailing conditions globally. There are over 100 types of…

Typhoid is among the deadliest bacterial infections occurring in children. Typhoid is prevalent in conditions where sanitation is poor and getting clean drinking water is impossible. A weak immune system is the key culprit for typhoid in kids. The typhoid-causing- salmonella is an acid-sensitive bacteria that will perish in the stomach’s acidic environment under normal…

Cancer is a genetic disease marked by the uncontrollable growth of cells. It can originate in any organ or tissue of the body. A typical body cell performs its specific function within a particular part and undergoes a natural cell death after a fixed life span. However, cancerous cells start with one body part and…

When is World Cancer Day? World Cancer Day is a global event initiated by the Union for International Cancer Control that occurs annually on the 4th of February to bring individuals worldwide to join the battle against cancer. The purpose of this day is to spread awareness and knowledge about cancer and to persuade both…

What is Throat cancer? Cancer of the throat may refer to cancer that forms in either the voice box (larynx) or the pharynx. The muscles that make up your throat form a tube that starts behind your nose and extends down to your neck. The flat cells that line the inside of your throat are…

In September 2014, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, the Indian Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, made the initial announcement that the 7th of November would be celebrated annually as National Cancer Awareness Day. This was done in an effort to raise public awareness about the importance of detecting cancer early and avoiding behaviours that increase…

Liver cancer is the third most common cause of death in the world It is like any other cancer is an overgrowth of cells which especially occurs in the liver.India accounts for almost 22,000 cases every year of liver cancer.The incidence of the most common form of liver cancer that is hepatocellular carcinoma is 1.6%…

Did you know? October is celebrated as Breast cancer awareness month.The theme of this awareness program focuses on RISE (Rally in Supporting, Screening and Serving Everyone) As you know one in every 28th Indian woman is likely to develop breast cancer during her lifetime.It is basically a disease which involves excessive growth of breast tissue…

What is Bladder cancer? Bladder cancer happens when the cells that form the urinary bladder start to grow out of control. As even more cancer cells form and they grow into a tumour and over time, spread to other areas of the body. The bladder is an organ in the lower pelvis that is hollow.…

What is Oral cancer? Oral cancer is the medical term for cancer that develops in the mouth or throat. It’s part of a bigger category of tumours known as head and neck cancers. Most form in the squamous cells located in your mouth, tongue, and lips. Mouth cancer affects more than twice as many males…