February 4 is observed as World Cancer Day every year. What is cancer? Cancer is a group of several connected diseases related to cells. Living beings are made of billions of cells. Normal cells go through a cycle of growth and regeneration. But when cell growth is abnormal and spreads rapidly, it results in cancer. Cancer cells can form clumps, also called tumors, which damage healthy tissues around them. This…
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 cancer is not the only culprit. Although survival rates for certain types of cancer are not encouraging, this is usually…