No.96/A /9/1, 42nd cross, 3rd Main, 8th BIock, Jayanagar Bengaluru

Cancer Staging Explained: What Do TNM Numbers Mean?

Cancer Staging Explained: What Do TNM Numbers Mean?

TNM is what doctors everywhere use to describe how far a cancer’s actually gotten. Sounds like code at first, but it’s really not once you break it down. T’s for tumour, the size and reach of the main growth itself. N’s for nodes, whether it...
What Is PSA Testing and What Do Numbers Mean?

What Is PSA Testing and What Do Numbers Mean?

A PSA test is a simple blood test, checking the level of prostate-specific antigen, which is just a protein made by the prostate gland. Doctors use it mainly to screen for prostate cancer, though it also picks up other prostate issues that have nothing to do with...
Should You Get BRCA Testing?

Should You Get BRCA Testing?

Yes, in a lot of cases, If your family history shows a pattern, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, or aggressive prostate cancer showing up across relatives, that’s not just something to note and move past. It’s a signal worth actually...
Diagnostic Staging Laparoscopy: When Is It Used?

Diagnostic Staging Laparoscopy: When Is It Used?

When scans just aren’t giving a clear enough answer, basically. Diagnostic staging laparoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure, a small camera goes in through tiny incisions to actually look at the abdominal organs directly. Doctors reach for this specifically...
What Are the Early Signs of Larynx Cancer?

What Are the Early Signs of Larynx Cancer?

Mostly the voice, honestly. Hoarseness that hangs around past two or three weeks is the classic early warning here, and it makes sense once you understand the anatomy. The vocal cords sit right in the middle of the larynx, and they’re delicate enough that even a...