Inhaling tobacco smoke causes several chemicals to enter your bloodstream. These chemicals damage the very DNA of the lungs. In due course of time the build up of damage can lead to the formation of cancer cells. Cigarette Smoking is injurious to health and can lead to cancer. Though it’s said often enough, surprisingly, it has not put an end to the habit. From being a rare form of cancer until the 19th century...

  In most cases surgery is the first line of treatment. Advances in robotics have made it possible to use minimally invasive surgical techniques to remove the tumor. Head and neck cancers encompass cancers originating in the squamous cells that line the mucosal surfaces inside the mouth, throat, and voice box. These are called squamous cell carcinomas. They are much more common than cancers that begin in salivary glands, sinuses, or muscles or nerves in...

  UVA rays and UVB rays in sunlight damages skin cells on overexposure. Sun damaged cells can develop into skin cancer. WWhile most claims made by cosmetic companies come across as suspicious, there's one that does hold a considerable amount of truth – the need to use make-up products that have UV protection. And for those who do not use make-up, a sunscreen lotion is a must-have. Why? Ultraviolet Rays in sunlight can damage skin...

  There are over 50 types of Sarcomas and the possibility of at least 100 subsets. However, Sarcomas can be broadly categorised into: soft tissue sarcomas and bone sarcomas Breast cancer is most common among urban women. This also means that they may lose a part of or a whole breast. From time immemorial, breasts have been seen as an integral part of the feminine form and her sexuality. Hence at any age, losing this...

  Most women are not happy about losing a breast or having a misshapen one due to lumpectomy. In today's scenario they have the option of Breast Reconstruction Surgery, which involves having the breast mound rebuilt to restore the breast's appearance. Breast cancer is most common among urban women. This also means that they may lose a part of or a whole breast. From time immemorial, breasts have been seen as an integral part of...

    Over the last two years the whole world has turned on its head and the dynamics of health care have changed drastically due to the COVID 19 pandemic. With the entire focus shifted towards the diagnosis and treatment of COVID 19, all other chronic and fatal diseases have been left forgotten. Dr. TG Govindarajan, Founder & Chairman of Dr. Kamakshi Memorial Group of Hospitals, set-up his hospital with the vision to make quality...

  Life after a heart attack will involve a considerable number of changes, and if this is affecting your mental health going for therapy will help cope.   The nature of Cancer is such that patients and their doctors know that in spite of several treatment options, the road to recovery is long. The goal of the treatment is two-fold - removing the cancerous cells and ensuring that it does not recur. One of the...

  IGRT & ART REDUCE MORBIDITY WHEN TREATING PELVIC TUMORS & PEDIATRIC TUMORS   Prostate Cancer is an age related cancer, which means it mainly affects those over 40 years of age. Radiotherapy plays an important role in treating it and other Pelvic cancers as well,” explains Dr. Surendran J – Senior Consultant Radiation Oncology (at Dr. Kamakshi Memorial Hospital) as he discusses the efficacy of their latest linear accelerator in the treatment of Pelvic...

  STATE-OF-ART PRECISION TREATMENT FOR CANCER PATIENTS WITH RECURRENCE IN LUNG & LIVER   Cancer is the unwelcome guest that must be eliminated at all cost. Today advanced technology in Cancer treatment helps doctors attack and remove cancerous cells, without destroying healthy tissue. However, in spite of the successful treatment, in some cases cancer recurs and not necessarily at the primary site. Secondaries can show up a few years down the line in the brain,...

  The survival rate after Breast Cancer has increased to 20 years without local or distant metastasis thanks to modern chemotherapy and targeted pharmaceutical drugs. Before modern advances in cancer treatment, surgery was always the first line of treatment. However, in spite of removing the tumour and in the case of breast cancer, the breast itself, the recurrence of the cancer at another site, had doctors befuddled. Interestingly, as breast cancer treatment evolved over the...