"BREAST CANCER" Get the Knowledge and Treatment you need to Beat Breast Cancer.

Cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled growth of cells. Breast cancer forms in the tissues of the breast. It is normally formed in the ducts. It can be detected using a mammogram or a through a self-exam. It is advised that these tests should be done regularly so that early detection can be made. With early detection, advances in treatment and therapy, survival rates are highly increased.

Symptoms include a lump in the breast, discharge from the nipple, or a noticeable change in the size or shape of a breast.

Medical Screening:

The commonly used screening procedure is mammography which is an imaging technique that employs serial X-rays to visualize breast tissues and detect masses not felt during a self-breast examination. This screening procedure is not perfect as it may fail to show some tumors or may show an abnormality in a normal breast.

When a lump is found, a biopsy is done to check for the dreaded cancer.

 

With advancement in research there are many breast cancer treatment options to choose from and the one you are offered depends on certain factors. The main treatments are surgery, hormone therapy, biological (Herceptin), radiotherapy and chemotherapy. These may be given individually or in combination depending on several factors such as:

- the type of breast cancer present
-  whether menopause has occurred or not
- the size of the tumor
- the grade of the cancer cells
- the stage of the cancer
- whether particular receptors are present
- the general health of the patient

Chemotherapy and radiation remain the standard breast cancer treatments. There are other newer treatment methods which are still undergoing clinical trails.

Targeted Biological Therapy is the treatment targeting specific characteristics of cancer cells. This method, when compared to chemotherapy, is less likely to harm normal healthy cells.

Hormone Therapy, also known as anti-oestrogen therapy, retards the ability of oestrogen to stimulate the growth of the cancer cells.

Anti-Angiogenic Medications are drugs which kill the cancer cells by cutting-off blood supply to them (cancer cells).

Breast cancer is curable if it is detected and treated at its early stage or upon discovering symptoms.

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What Do You Need To Know More About Stomach Cancer!!!!!!

Stomach cancer, or gastric cancer, is a relatively uncommon type of cancer

                                     

                                             

Symptoms Of Stomach 

They include:

• persistent indigestion
• feeling very full or bloated after meals
• persistent stomach pain
  

Symptoms of advanced stomach cancer can include:

• loss of appetite
• weight loss                             
•    

As the early symptoms are similar to many conditions, stomach cancer is often advanced by the time it's diagnosed. Therefore, it's important to get any possible symptoms of stomach cancer checked out by your GP as soon as possible.

Types Of Stomach Cancer

There are different types of stomach cancer. 95% develop in the cells of the stomach lining and are known as adenocarcinoma of the stomach.
Less common types include lymphoma of the stomach, which develops in the lymphatic tissue and gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs), which develop in the muscle or connective tissue of the stomach wall.

How Stomach Cancer Is Treated??

Many cases of stomach cancer cannot be completely cured, but it is still possible to relieve symptoms and improve quality of life using chemotherapy and in some cases radiotherapy and surgery.
Surgery to remove some or all of the stomach is known as a gastronomy.
Chemotherapy can also be used before surgery to help shrink the tumor and sometimes after surgery to help prevent the cancer from returning.





Esophageal cancer is a malignant growth of tissues that line the inner surface of the esophagus. Dr. S.G.Balamurugan, is one of the experienced surgical oncologist in India, offers affordable stomach and esophagus cancers at Guru Cancer Hospital, Madurai


                                         

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Best Cancer Treatments in India

Cancer is a term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control. Cancer cells can invade nearby structures and spread to other parts of the body and may be a threat to life. Not all tumors are cancerous.

Cancer disease harms the body when damaged cells divide uncontrollably to form lumps or masses of tissue called tumors. Tumors can grow and interfere with the digestive, nervous, and circulatory systems, and they can release hormones that alter body function. Tumors that stay in one spot and demonstrate limited growth are generally considered to be benign.

Causes of Cancer

Cancer appears to occur when the growth of cells in the body is out of control and cells divide too quickly, which can also occur when cells forget how to die. Cancer can develop in almost any organ or tissue, such as the lung, colon, breast, skin, bones, or nerve tissue.

There are many causes of cancers, including:

* Benzene and other chemicals

* Drinking excess alcohol

* Environmental toxins

* Excessive sunlight exposure

* Genetic problems

* Obesity

* Radiation

* Viruses

Symptoms of Cancer

Symptoms of cancer depends on the type and location of the cancer. For instance, lung cancer can cause coughing, shortness of breath, or chest pain. Colon cancer often causes diarrhea, constipation, and blood in the stool. Some cancers may not have any symptoms at all.

The following symptoms can occur with most cancers:

* Chills

* Fatigue

* Fever

* Loss of appetite

* Malaise

* Night sweats

* Weight loss

Types of Cancer

 

Common Cancer Types:

>> Stomach, oesophagus Cancer

>> Breast Cancer

>> Colon and Rectal Cancer

>> Cervical cancer 

>> Endometrial Cancer

>> Kidney Cancer

>> Lung Cancer

>> Skin cancer 

>> Melanoma

>> Lymphoma

Treatments for Cancer

Types of  cancer Treatment

 Surgery

Cancer surgery can be used to diagnose, treat, or even help prevent cancer in some cases. Surgery is also plays a key role in diagnosing cancer and finding out how far it has spread. This process is called staging. Most people with cancer will have some type of surgery. It often offers the greatest chance for cure, especially if the cancer has not spread to other parts of the body.

 Radiation Therapy

Radiation therapy is a cancer treatment. Goal of this treatment is to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. 

 Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy or chemo, is the use of medications to treat cancer. Cancer disease occurs when cells in the body develop abnormally and grow in an uncontrolled way. Cancer cells tend to divide rapidly; chemotherapy works by interfering with this, thereby preventing the cancer from spreading — and sometimes even curing the disease by helping to get rid of all the cancer cells in the body.

 Targeted Therapies

Targeted therapies attack certain molecular agents or pathways involved in the development of cancer. It offers promise for current and future breast cancer treatments.

 Immunotherapy

Immunotherapy or biological therapy is a type of treatment that uses the body’s immune system to fight cancer. This therapy mainly consists of stimulating the immune system to help it do its job more effectively.  Immunotherapy is a comparatively new type of therapy in the fight against many cancers.

 Hormonal Therapy

Hormone replacement therapy, medications containing female hormones, commonly estrogen and progestin and sometimes testosterone,  to replace the ones the body no longer makes after menopause — used to be a standard treatment for women with hot flashes and other menopause symptoms. 

 Photodynamic Therapy

Photodynamic therapy uses a light-sensitive drug that is activated inside the body by laser light to kill cells, usually cancer cells. 

Cancer treatments are best done by Dr. S.G.Balamurugan at Guru Multispecialty Hospital, Madurai, India. Cancer treatment cost in India is very low as compared to other countries like UK, USA, UAE, Africa etc.

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