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Why you need to know about cancer

Cancer is the disease of the 21st century. According to recent ‘Globocan 2018’ data,

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Why you need to know about cancer

Cancer is the disease of the 21st century. According to recent ‘Globocan 2018’ data,

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More than 90% of patients are cured from bowel cancer when it is spotted at the earliest stage, but unfortunately less than 10% of patients

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More than 90% of patients are cured from bowel cancer when it is spotted at the earliest stage, but unfortunately less than 10% of patients

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Welcome to Cancerinfo

Welcome to Cancerinfo. This website caters to everyone and aims to give the reader a basic understanding of what cancer is, how it happens, risk factors, prevention, and early detection. It explains in some detail about different types of common cancers, their diagnosis and treatment options.

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Why do you need to know about cancer

Cancer is the disease of the 21st century. According to recent ‘Globocan 2018’ data, there were about 1 crore and eighty lakh new patients who had cancer in 2018. About 50% of these new cancer diagnoses were in Asia. It is estimated that about 20% of men and about 16% of women around the world will develop a cancer in their lifetime. For people in the Western world, the estimates for the risk of getting cancer is higher.

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More than 90% of patients are cured from bowel cancer when it is spotted at the earliest stage, but unfortunately less than 10% of patients with bowel cancer are diagnosed at this stage.See the section on screening for information on how to detect cancer early.

Cancer survival has increased dramatically over the last 30 years due to better diagnosis, better drugs, more advanced treatments and early detection of cancer.

Cancer incidence in India is rising at an alarming rate and prevention is better than cure. See the section on prevention to reduce your risk of getting cancer.

A lot of cancers are curable, and those that are not, can be controlled. Living with cancer these days is like living with other medical conditions like diabetes or heart disease.

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CAUSES OF CANCER

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DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER

Once a cancer is suspected, tests are needed that will confirm or refute the suspicion. The following tests can be done to help in the diagnosis of cancer.

TREATMENT OF CANCER

Once a cancer diagnosis is made and tests are done to get a stage for the cancer, a treatment plan is made by the treating Oncologist.

Cancer News

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PREVENTION OF CANCER

Cancers develop due to a number of factors. Usually it is a mixture of these factors that leads to its development.Some of these factors are under our control and others are not.

SCREENING FOR CANCER

Screening for Cancer is a process where tests are performed periodically in the normal population to look for the presence of cancer or precancerous conditions that could lead to cancer.

PALLIATIVE AND SUPPORTIVE CANCER

Palliative Care is a branch of medicine that specialises in providing and improving quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with life threatening illnesses.

My Story

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    Patients as teachers

    Patients as teachers Being an Oncologist can be a challenging as well a rewarding job at the same time. It is challenging as cancer is a complex and difficult disease to treat. Patients affected with cancer not only have physical symptoms that the doctor needs to address but a lot of social, psychological, emotional, financial … Continue reading "Patients as teachers"Read More »

CANCER DOCTORS

Doctors that treat cancers are called Oncologists. Oncologists can be of many types and usually there is involvement of all of them to treat a particular type of cancer.

LIVING CANCER

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CLINICAL TRAILS

Clinical trials are medical research studies done to enable doctors to find new and more effective tests, drugs and treatments.