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The current COVID19 pandemic has affected the way all doctors practice and oncologists are no exception. Over the last 2-3 months, we have witnessed a lot of changes in treatment protocols, attitude of cancer patients towards their disease and the behavior of newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. Rather than going into technical details regarding the…
How badly do you want to succeed? I clicked this picture a year and a half back and this one moment is associated with a lot of life teachings. This juvenile tailor bird, while learning how to fly, landed in my balcony. Being an avid bird photographer, I immediately took out my camera and quietly…
At present, almost half the world is in lock-down due to the corona virus outbreak and it is difficult to predict for how long this situation might remain the same. In India, it is almost certain that the lock-down due to COVID 19 will be extended till at least end of April. Even though we…
Breast fibroadenomas are the most common cause of breast lumps and they are commonly seen between 15-30 years of age group. We usually see a lot of anxious women presenting to the Breast Centre at CK Birla Hospital, Gurgaon with this complaint and all of them have two common questions: can it turn into breast…
Ladies commonly present to our Breast Cancer unit with complaints of lumps in the underarm region (axilla) and their first concern is always breast cancer, but not all axillary lumps are a sign of breast cancer. In this article, I will highlight the common causes of under-arm lumps/ swellings, which ladies can develop: Axillary lymph…
When Sultana Sheikh learnt that her breast cancer treatment would go into lakhs she refused to get any medical attention. Even after her husband who works as an electrician assured her that he would arrange the money and give her the best possible care, her answer did not change. “It was probably the guilt of…
“Cervical cancer is the second most common malignancy in Indian women after breast cancer,” says Dr Vidushi Sawhney, Associate Consultant, Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI), Gurgaon. According to this report, one out of every five women in the world who have cervical cancer is an Indian. Besides the high incidence, owing to its late diagnosis…
A study by Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in collaboration with Lung Care Foundation, says that smokers are not the only ones prone to developing lung cancer and that many non-smokers too are getting diagnosed with it. The study further revealed that air pollution is the major factor for lung cancer in India, especially for people…
Liyna Anwar isn’t an ordinary woman. She is a brilliant journalist who, until November 2018, worked in New York as a producer for StoryCorps, an award-winning and non-profit journalistic venture. Every Friday, she would narrate to listeners all over America poignant stories of everyday people in their everyday lives, reminding us all of our shared…