Modifiable Factors for Prevention A risk factor is anything that affects ones chance of getting a disease, be it diabetes, cardiac problems or cancer. Different cancers have different risk factors. Risk factors are of two kinds: Genetic, related to family history which cannot be changed and Lifestyle related, like eating habits or smoking, which can
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Recent research has made a breakthrough in the treatment of leukemia. Leukemia is cancer that develops in the blood cells. The body produces abnormal and immature white blood cells, which affect the production of normal blood cells. Since white blood cells, also known as leukocytes, protect the body against infection, this anomaly in the cells
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It’s no easy task to wade through cancer but it proves tougher when you lose a limb with it. But this cancer survivor has never let the loss of his arm stop him from reaching newer heights. Rachit Kulshrestha is a 30-year old entrepreneur who has published poems and scaled a 13,500-foot mountain twice. The
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Ancient Egyptians used the bark of the willow tree to soothe aches and pains. The main constituent of the bark was salicylic acid, which helped in bringing down body temperature and reducing inflammations. Aspirin came into being in the late 1980s, when Felix Hoffmann, a German chemist, used acetylsalicylic acid to relieve his father of
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A great stress buster, yoga has been a part of our lives since time immemorial. Apart from keeping the mind, body, and soul in harmony, yoga has also been known to help as part of the treatment for various illnesses. Practising yoga helps improve blood circulation and enhances lymphatic flow, both of which play a
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Bhupendra Tripathi has crossed more hurdles than most men. His life story is one of endurance and self-belief. The awe-inspiring story of how this warrior fought cancer and paralysis, and escaped from the brink of death is remarkable. Tripathi had always been a bright kid in school. He not only excelled in academics but was
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One look at six-year-old Bradley Lowery’s smiling face, and you’d never think he was battling the deadly disease, Cancer. Hailing from Blackhall Colliery, England, Bradley was barely 2 years old when he was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a rare and aggressive form of Cancer. A Cancer that is commonly found in the adrenal glands, neuroblastoma is
Read moreHow far have you gone to help a friend in need? Amy Singh, a Chandigarh-based poet-theatre artiste is doing the unprecedented in helping raise funds towards the cancer treatment of fellow poet and friend, Anam Narula. Narula was diagnosed with stage 1, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukaemia on May 24 this year. The unfortunate news hit
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A biomarker is a naturally occurring gene, characteristic, or molecule which helps in identifying particular physiological processes, diseases etc. It is a measurable indicator of the presence or severity of certain diseases. Recently, researchers at Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, have identified a biomarker that will help doctors in deciding whether patients in the early stage
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Breast cancer. It causes the most number of cancer-related deaths in women. Practising breast self-awareness is highly important; by checking your breasts on a regular (ideally, monthly) basis, you can easily identify when something seems a little off. Here are four things you need to know in order to be breast self-aware: – Family history: If there
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