Our knowledge of cancer has greatly improved in the last two decades. Even then, the management of cancer remains one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century. On this World Cancer Day, let’s look deep into the facts and figures of Cancer in India and see how the treatment landscape is changing for the better.
When a 37 year old software engineer was recently diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer, it was already spreading fast, rising the risk of both the breasts being removed. Faced with the crisis she consulted Dr.Somashekhar S.P, one of the leading oncologists in the country at a Bengaluru hospital. The doctor fed the […]
A research publication projects the rise of cancer mortality from 6.5 lakhs in 2012 to some 16.5 lakhs by 2035. It’s been noted that the percentage of cancer mortality is pretty much same across both sexes. The prevalent forms of cancer among men are: Prostate Lung Stomach Esophagus In women: Ovary Cervical Breast India- key […]