What is the role of surgery in cancer? Surgery is responsible for removal of all the visible cancer tissues. This is done by wide excision of the cancer. Today there is very little role of incomplete removal, though this does happen because of the extensiveness of...
It is very common for patients and concerned relatives ask me “doctor, will cancer come back? Can we cure this cancer?” Well, the answer is complicated. Often I have had to explain and give an example of Bhagavad Gita to explain how cancer treatment works. Gita is not...
“Doctor, I am having this swelling in the neck for 10 days. Is it cancer? Can you please cure these nodes?” Quite often I will have to alley the fears and calm to patient that there is nothing much to worry. However, a thorough evaluation is often needed. As a cancer...
Mrs. Dina (name changed), 27 old lady, who got married 4 months back, came me to enquire about the breast lump she had noticed few months ago. As with any breast lump, we performed a complete evaluation including a biopsy. It turned out to be breast cancer. The cancer...