Radiation therapy also called as radiotherapy is a popular and effective treatment that utilises high-energy radiation waves to shrink tumours and kill cancer cells. The treatment involving radiation is painless but is known to cause skin discomfort and several other side effects throughout exposure. Radiation therapy or radiology is usually utilised to treat early-stage breast cancer. It is mostly used as a treatment therapy after the completion of a surgical procedure. Oncology surgeons and medical experts carry out the surgeries to remove the cancerous/ malignant tumours from the breasts and radiation therapy is further used to destroy leftover cancerous cells...
How to cope up when Diagnosed With Cancer?
It’s easy to feel stigmatized with a cancer diagnosis. Having cancer is a challenging journey to cope up with. Being reassuring and confident becomes a trial. If you or your loved one is diagnosed with the life-altering sickness of cancer, hold your heart; life might seem gloomy and dark, but you need to pull yourself up and understand the diagnosis. As per medical experts and oncologists, patients respond differently to their cancer diagnoses and often take time to process the truth of uncertainty. However, if you have been diagnosed with cancer, undergoing treatment or helping a family member cope with...
Proton Therapy; Safer Than Traditional Therapy?
Proton therapy also popularly known as proton beam therapy is a kind of radiation therapy that uses protons instead of X-rays to treat cancer. Just like X-ray radiation, proton therapy is a type of external beam therapy that can painlessly deliver radiation through the skin of the patient from the machine located outside the body. Proton therapy has quickly gained a lot of popularity as a painless therapy with a higher success rate in effectively treating cancer with fewer side effects. Proton therapy is not only the best but also one of the most effective therapies that are proven to...
Oesophageal Cancer (Carcinoma): Overview, Symptoms, Causes and Treatment
You must be aware of the fact that cancer is a disease which has the ability to affect almost every part of your body. Depending on your lifestyle and diet, your body may develop mutations which could make cells grow uncontrollably. This phenomenon causes cancer, and only being aware and having the knowledge could save someone from this disease. One similar cancer disease is Oesophageal Cancer, which is a type of cancer that comes under the Gastro-Intestinal group of cancers. Overview The oesophagus is a tube that attaches the mouth and throat with the stomach (commonly known as “food pipe”)....
Angiogenesis and Cancer: How to eat right and starve your cancer?
Angiogenesis is a critical process that happens during normal development, growth, and wound healing. But on the other hand, it is also involved in the growth of cancer, because the tumours have the ability to release chemical signals that stimulate angiogenesis. How Angiogenesis ‘feed’ cancer cells? Angiogenesis is the formation of new blood vessels. This method includes the growth, migration, and differentiation of the endothelial cells, which is present in the inside wall of the blood vessels. The new blood vessels “feed” developing tumours with oxygen and nutrients, allowing the tumour to grow. Then these cancer cells attack...
Coronavirus Pandemic: are people with cancer at high risk?
The coronavirus outbreak is drastically changing the lives of people globally. The worst part is, it doesn’t discriminate, it affects people of all age and societies. But what about the people who are diagnosed with cancer? Are they at greater risk of getting infected with COVID 19? What is the new Coronavirus or COVID 19 disease? The new Coronaviruses are a large family of disease-causing viruses that are commonly found in human and many different species of animals. The novel coronavirus causes respiratory disease and was first detected in China and has now been detected in the United States and...
How to lead a healthy life after cancer?
It is imperative to take care of your body once you have survived cancer. According to research- making positive changes in your lifestyle during and after cancer will help in preventing recurrence or second cancer. The majority of people worry about cancer coming back after it has been cured. Some chronic disease that may take place is- Heart issues, such as congestive heart failure. Obesity or weight gain. Bones thinning. Increased blood pressure. Increased cholesterol levels. Diabetes. However, these issues can be combated after talking to your health care team. Follow the below-given suggestions to improve your health quality. Include...
Benefits of Yoga for Cancer Patients
Cancer, not just another disease name, it’s a battle that no want to be a part of . Patients suffer physically and psychologically in both diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Treatments can cause various side effects to the patients such as vomiting, infertility, sexual problems, hair loss, fatigue, pain, infections, blood count reduction and many more. There is no way to get rid of the side effects of the cancer treatment but one thing that can help is Yoga. Yoga consists of physical, mental and spiritual practices that got started in ancient India. It may not completely cure the deadly...
What is Radiation Therapy?
Of the various treatments available for treating cancer – radiation therapy is one of the commonly used techniques. It makes use of high-energy radiation for shrinking tumours and killing the cancer cells. Some of the commonly used radiation types include the X-rays, charged particles and gamma rays. The radiation is delivered through a machine, either from outside the body or internally. The radiation that’s given from outside is known as the external-beam radiation therapy while the one given internally is called the internal radiation therapy – known as brachytherapy. Most of the cancer patients happen to receive radiation therapy at...
Foods that can Help You Fight Cancer
When a person is healthy, eating enough food to get the nutrients and calories that they need is not usually a problem. Most of the nutrition guidelines stress eating lots of vegetables, fruits, and whole-grain products and limiting the amount of red meat that the person eats, especially meats that are processed or cutting back on fat, sugar, alcohol high in fat, and salt; and staying at a healthy weight. But when a person is being treated for cancer, these things can be hard to do, especially if they have side effects or just don’t feel well. Good nutrition is especially important...