“We all live in fear of cancer, but to be told you have skin cancer was terrifying.”–Stephanie Beacham In a world, where we still dread the word ‘cancer’, we are still haunted in our imagination of the possibility and extension of danger that are generally conceived of as more fatal only pertaining to certain types […]
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Breast Cancer
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Healing
In a world fractured with endless trauma, seething resentment, despicable heartbreaks, humans have invented and coined their own ways of recuperating and finding meaning in the vast scheme of ‘nothingness’ . Deep down, we are tired and lonesome and crave for gentle caressing to soothe our souls, writhe in pain. The injuries, insults and defeats […]
Women’s Day
Riding against the tide often involves bearing the brunt of society’s judgement- a society that makes social constructs that are fallible and biased. Of the many social constructs that have been imposed upon us by the society, the gender quotient is the one that is the most perplexing. In the gender binary, women are expected […]
Effects of Radiation
Despite the warnings of history, mankind seems to be oblivious or wilfully amnesiac to the devastating effects of their own actions. We have signed up projects that are prophesising our own doomsday, yet we seem to be negligent of the choices we are making regularly. We have invested millions of dollars in making better ways […]
DOES TUMOR MEANS CANCER?
There are two types of solid tumors: benign (non-cancerous) and malignant (cancerous). Tumors can invade the original tissues and, as they develop, cells can move to other parts of the body and lead to other “secondary” tumors, also known as metastases. Carcinomas and sarcoma are examples of solid malignant tumors. Carcinomas are tumors that exist […]
Myths of Chemotherapy
Medical advances over the years have helped reduce the impact of chemotherapy on the body in several ways. But still there are a few myths regarding chemotherapy and here is the list of those common myths: There is only one type of chemotherapy, and it can treat any type of cancer. Several drugs target different […]