Prevention of Breast Cancer

Prevention of Breast Cancer

When there are mutations in the genes that regulate cell growth, cancer develops. As a result of such mutations, the cells begin to divide and multiply uncontrollably. When this happens in the cells of the breast, it is known as breast cancer. There are different...
Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer

Cancer developing in the cells of the breast is breast cancer. In either the lobules or the ducts of the breast, cancer originates. The lobules are the glands producing milk and the pathways through which the milk travels from the glands to the nipple are the ducts....
Peritoneal Cancer

Peritoneal Cancer

A type of rare cancer that develops in the thin layer of epidermal cells lining the inside wall of the abdomen is peritoneal cancer. The name of the lining is the peritoneum. It protects and covers the organs present in the abdomen, which includes intestines, bladder,...

Ovarian Cancer Awareness

The most deadly among the gynaecological cancers is ovarian cancer. The symptoms of this cancer have similarities with those of other conditions affecting women and so they fail to notice them. That is why the detection of ovarian cancer becomes too late when the...
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...