Third-hand Smoke

Third-hand Smoke

Most people know about the dangers of smoking very well. Illnesses like heart disease, stroke and lung cancer may develop on inhaling nicotine and other toxic chemicals in cigarette smoke, either firsthand as a smoker or secondhand as a non-smoker. There is another...
DOs AND DON’Ts of Chemotherapy

DOs AND DON’Ts of Chemotherapy

A form of treatment offered to cancer patients is known as chemotherapy in which chemicals or drugs are used to kill the malignant cells. However, healthy cells also often die in the process. In most of the times, people remain unaware of what to do during the...
World No Tobacco Day 31st May

World No Tobacco Day 31st May

World No Tobacco Day is observed on 31st May every year. As a tribute to the 6 million killed each year by tobacco and a call of action for governments to halt this deadly epidemic, this day has been observed by the World Health Organization from the year 1987. The...
Osteosarcoma

Osteosarcoma

The most common type of bone cancer is osteosarcoma. The cells that form bones are the places where it is formed. It also occurs in soft tissue outside the bone in very rare casesknown as extraosseous osteosarcoma. Though osteosarcoma can start in any bone, it is most...
Risk of Lung Cancer from Smokeless Tobacco

Risk of Lung Cancer from Smokeless Tobacco

It is known to most of us that those who smoke have the risk of developing lung cancer. In recent studies, it has also been found that there is an increase in the number of lung cancer patients among those who never smoke in their life. There are again two types among...