The present evidence is not supporting this! However, a new study published in a promianat medical journal suggests that a higher frequency of eating organic food was associated with a reduced risk for cancer (JAMA Internal Medicine) (1). This means that promoting organic food consumption in the general population could be a promising preventive strategy…
It is not uncommon for patients to tell me that they didn’t have any symptoms and so they didn’t show a doctor! It has also unfortunately happened that many non-oncology doctors don’t know that cancer does not cause pain or any such symptoms till later in the course. I have seen doctors asking if there…
Tobacco causes cancers becasue of the chemicals it contains.
Cancer that is detected early can be cured. There are 3 key startergies to this that are described in this article.
Hereditary Cancers are seen in a 5-10% of patients. We can prevent cancer by these people even before it starts.
Lung cancer can be successfully detected by annual low dose CT scan. If detected early, surgery would be possible and the chances of cure are high.
I very often have patients who ask me “is there a test that can detect cancer cells in the body?” or “shall we do PET CT and confirm the presence of cancer and then give next treatment?” Well, the answer is NO! The PET scan can only detect cancer when it is at least larger…
Prostate cancer is a slow-growing cancer that occurs in old age. About 50% of men in their 80’s will be harbouring this cancer and will never show any symptoms due to it. These patients will never need treatment as well. However, there is a distinct set of young prostate cancer patients who would benefit from…
‘Anemia in men and older women means cancer’ is a very bold statement. However, I have seen many patients missing valuable time as they get treatment for anemia and wait till cancer is advanced. Often it is the treating doctor that misses the diagnosis as there is no symptom due to cancer and only anemia…
Many patients are confused about which approach to cancer surgery is better! Open or laparoscopic or robotic? This article aims to clear that doubt.