With ‘Movember’ awareness month shining the spotlight on men’s health, a urologist from global health system Cleveland Clinic recommends three important symptoms and health checks for men for three common urological cancers, mentioning that these tests cover around 90% of cancers he treats. Men must undergo appropriate kidney, prostate, and…
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Mesothelioma is linked to asbestos exposure and is a kind of cancer that afflicts the thin outer lining or mesothelium of various organs in the body. The most common is pleural mesothelioma, which affects the lungs, but it can also affect the stomach lining causing peritoneal mesothelioma, or the heart…
Today, February 4, is World Cancer Day One million new cancer cases in India every year! Reason? A majority of cancer deaths happen due to lack of awareness. When someone is diagnosed with cancer, they assume that death is inevitable. It is true that death is inevitable, eventually, for everyone…but…
Being diagnosed with cancer comes as a tremendous shock to most people. Cancer treatment can further intensify this stress, adding to worries about medical bills, insurance, the effects on your family, and your ultimate outcome. The treatment takes a physical toll – but cancer treatment rarely addresses the psychological effects…