A nationwide survey and a Kolkata conference foreground the urgent need for colorectal cancer awareness, early detection and prevention during March, observed globally as the month for colon cancer awareness
Madhya Pradesh has stood first in the country in administering the highest number of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccines to girls for prevention of cervical cancer.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to inaugurate a state-of-the-art cancer centre in the city soon.
Cancer has always been perceived as a frightening diagnosis. It is often associated with the fear of pain, prolonged treatment and uncertainty.
Expressing concerns over this trend, Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital (BMCH) Director (Clinical) Dr S G Kabra said that the data that emerged from the Histopathology department of BMCH is surprising and serious.
Hormone therapy can be provided to patients for a short or long period depending on the type of cancer the patient is suffering from. For patients with breast cancer, adjuvant hormone therapy is administered for 5 to 10 years.
Immunotherapy has changed cancer treatment. Since the introduction of immunotherapy in 2011, the five-year survival rate in advanced melanoma, the most lethal form of skin cancer, has increased from less than 10% to more than 50%. Unfortunately, only approximately half of melanoma patients react to immunotherapy, and those who do not respond have a difficult future.
Naturopathy happens to be a complementary branch of medicine which employs safe and natural therapies and upholds detoxification as a crucial step to recovery from cancer.
The conference was inaugurated by Dr ML Swaranakar, Founder Chairman of Mahatma Gandhi Medical University.
Before World Cancer Day (4 February), a new study from the University of Southampton's Centre for Cancer Immunology demonstrated that altering how tightly an antibody attaches to a target could enhance cancer therapies.
