March is Kidney Cancer Awareness Month – Kidney cancer is among the third most common type of genitourinary cancer in adults. It occurs mostly in men compared to women and every year more than 79,000 people are affected due to kidney cancer. It is also known as the ‘Silent Killer’ as there are no noticeable symptoms at … Read more
Myeloma is commonly called “Multiple Myeloma” and it occurs in the blood by attacking the healthy plasma cells of the body. It is a type of blood cancer that grows abnormally by the multiplication of antibodies. It affects your body’s ability to make red and white blood cells and platelets. These directly lower your immune … Read more
Colorectal cancer starts in the colon or the rectum. It is a type of cancer that usually begins as small, noncancerous, or benign clumps of cells called polyps that form on the inside of the colon. Over time some of these polyps can become colon cancers The colon is the large intestine or large bowel. … Read more
Cancer is a condition when a few of the body’s cells grow out of control and spread to other bodily regions. Cancer can start almost anywhere in the human body. Cancerous tumors can move to remote regions of the body to generate new tumors. They can also invade surrounding tissues. Technology has fundamentally changed how … Read more
Every year on February 15, the world comes together to commemorate International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD), a movement that was started to increase public awareness of childhood cancer and show support for children and teenagers who have the disease, their survivors, and their families. The WHO Global Childhood Cancer Initiative’s target goal is to end … Read more
Hair is an important part of everyone’s looks. It is normal for people to feel upset about losing their hair. Hair is precious and even more so to someone who loses it suddenly due to medical reasons. For cancer patients, hair loss is the upsetting side effect of chemotherapy and radiation treatment and often results … Read more
Cancer is a condition that causes the body’s cells to grow uncontrollably and to spread to other bodily areas. It can begin practically anywhere in the body and spread to neighbouring healthy cells or tissues or even invade them.1 Roughly 10 million deaths, or nearly one in every six, were caused by cancer in 2020, … Read more
Every year on February 4th, World Cancer Day is observed to raise awareness about cancer and encourage individuals and organizations worldwide to take action against the disease. Cancer is a complex and often devastating illness that affects people of all ages, genders, and nationalities.1 Despite advances in medical technology and research, cancer remains one of the … Read more
The cervix is the uterus’s lowest point (where a baby grows during pregnancy). It looks like a doughnut and links the uterus to the vaginal entrance. It is covered in cell-based tissues. These healthy cells are the ones that can develop into pre-cancer cells.1Cervical cancer, also known as cancer of the cervix, originates on the surface … Read more
Cervical cancer develops in a woman’s cervix. The cervix connects the upper part of the uterus (womb) to the vagina, and it is one of the slow-developing cancers. A sexually transmitted infection called high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for 99% of instances of cervical cancer.1,2 However, cervical cancer is extremely curable and has a … Read more