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Prostate Cancer Won't Wreck Your Love Life
Prostate Cancer most commonly affects men, in the age group of 60's and 70's. Increasing number of cases are now being detected in Indian population — thanks to Prostate-specific Antigen (PSA) screening. This is a simple blood test available in most of the laboratories. Screening with PSA is recommended for all persons more than 55 years of age. If PSA is raised then Transrectal Ultrasound guided biopsy is done to confirm the diagnosis. What is Prostate and how will a common man know whether he is suffer
Max Team In Radiation Oncology Cancer Care / Oncology
Apr 19 , 2016 | 1 min read

Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Brain Tumors!
First know about radiotherapy The goal of radiation therapy is to destroy or stop the growth of brain tumors. Most importantly, radiotherapy is the main stay of treatment of brain tumors after surgery. The radiation may be used after a biopsy, or following a partial or complete removal of brain tumor. However, when a tumor is removed, some microscopic tumor cells may remain. What is Stereotactic Radiation (SRt)? Delivered by several other devices like Cyberknife, Gamma Knife, Novalis, Primatom, X-K
Max Team In Radiation Oncology Cancer Care / Oncology
Oct 17 , 2016 | 2 min read

Are you a Breast Cancer Survivor? You Can Still Have a Baby!
Getting pregnant and having a baby is one of the happiest moments in a woman's life. However, certain health conditions like breast cancer may raise a concern about this joy of motherhood, especially, when she is undergoing the treatment for it like surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, biological therapy or hormone therapy. The drugs used in these therapies may cause harm to the developing baby and sometimes even lead to infertility. However, many women can normally conceive after getting treated for breast
Dr. Charu Garg In Radiation Oncology Cancer Care / Oncology Breast Cancer
Sep 20 , 2017 | 3 min read

Is Smog Increasing the Incidence of Lung Cancer?
A Man-Made disaster- Smog contains several pollutants from particulate matters, poisonous gases, and dust from construction sites as well as vehicles. Dr. Dinesh Singh , Director, Radiation Oncology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Vaishali says that PM 2.5 levels are increasing the cases of lung cancer. It has been seen that the number of non-smokers have increased to 20% as compared to the 10% in the past years. According to data published by Globocan 2012, the incidence of lung cancer has increased by
Max Team In Radiation Oncology Cancer Care / Oncology
Dec 14 , 2017 | 1 min read
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Loose motions or Diarrhea is one of the most common ailments across every age group – from infants and mothers to the elderly. Diarrhea is the frequent passage of watery or loose stools across irregular intervals. There are many possible causes of Diarrhea. These include allergies, food poisoning, infections, and stress. As such, Diarrhea is merely a symptom of one of many possible causes. Most of the time, loose motions is not a serious problem and can be treated at home. Below, we've outlined 3 simple h
Dr. Manoj Ranka In Internal Medicine
Feb 22 , 2018 | 1 min read

To make sure that what you eat helps your body and also helps you stay interested, spread out your food through the day by following different food ideas. You can mix and match the following depending on how much you can eat and whether you are vegetarian or non vegetarian.
Dr. Neera Aggarwal In Obstetrics And Gynaecology Nutrition And Dietetics
Nov 07 , 2020 | 1 min read

Polycystic ovarian disease (PCOD) or polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a syndrome that has taken modern world by storm. Polycystic ovarian disease or syndrome is a very common disease heard in today's younger generation. It is a must that young girls understand this disease at an early stage as well as its causes and future implications. It is a hormonal disorder with: Imbalance of the two female hormones estrogen and progesterone with estrogen taking the upper hand – menstrual irregularities, infer
Dr. Kamna Nagpal In Obstetrics And Gynaecology
Jun 30 , 2016 | 1 min read
Triglycerides are a type of fat present in the blood. But in the case of excess triglycerides, it gets stored in different body parts such as the belly, hip, and arms. Normal levels of triglycerides are less than 150 mg/dl. Increased levels of triglycerides are linked to heart diseases, especially in patients who have high levels of bad cholesterol (Low-Density Lipoproteins or LDL) and low levels of good cholesterol (High-Density Lipoproteins or HDL). Include healthy foods to reduce triglycerides.
Aastha Khungar In Nutrition And Dietetics
Jan 24 , 2022 | 1 min read

When is Radiotherapy Appropriate in Breast Cancer?
One of the significant treatment options in breast cancer , radiotherapy is quite effective and relatively safe for different stages of the cancer. Also known as radiation therapy, its main aim is to kill the cancer cells that remain in the breast or surrounding areas after a surgery. Dr. Sajal Kakkar , Consultant, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mohali says, Radiotherapy treatment of cancer usually works with a combination of other treatment options, more likely with surgery. It is the treatment where hi
Dr. Sajal Kakkar In Radiation Oncology Cancer Care / Oncology
Feb 15 , 2018 | 2 min read

Immunotherapy for Cancer Patients
When it comes to lung cancer, there is a disparity in gains that research is bringing to us. In some of the diseases we are desperately searching for alternative therapies but so far, we are far from finding new solutions. In lung cancer, immunotherapy offers us hope. Our aim is not only to control the disease process but also offer potential cure to such patients or make it a chronic disease. Lung cancer continues to be an aggressive disease worldwide and is one of the leading causes of deaths all aroun
Dr. Waseem Abbas In Radiation Oncology Cancer Care / Oncology
Oct 21 , 2019 | 2 min read

Treating Specific Cancers With Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncology involves the use of high-energy radiation for Cancer treatment either for the cure or to reduce symptoms like pain, bleeding, etc. Radiation Therapy works by damaging the DNA of cancerous cells and destroying their ability to divide and grow further.
Max Team In Radiation Oncology
Mar 24 , 2022 | 1 min read

TruBeam LINAC with ExacTrac for accurately treating Breast Cancer
Radiation Therapy is the technique to treat tumours with the help of high-energy X-rays. It kills the Cancer cells directly or by blocking their growth as well as multiplication.
Max Team In Radiation Oncology
Mar 25 , 2022 | 2 min read
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