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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...
Tongue Cancer
A type of mouth cancer or oral cancer that usually develops in the squamous cells on the surface of the tongue is known as tongue cancer. There can be tumours or lesions due to it. A sore on the tongue that does not heal and a painful tongue are the most noticeable...
Nicotine Chewing Gum
The people who have an addiction towards smoking get a lot of help from nicotine chewing gum to quit smoking. There should also be active participation from your side in a smoking cessation program that may include support groups, counselling or specific behavioural...
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
A major vein in a person’s body is the superior vena cava. Blood passes from the head, neck, upper chest and arms to the heart through this vein. If a person’s superior vena cava is partially blocked or compressed, superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) occurs. The main...
Tumour lysis syndrome
Cancer cells release substances into the blood when they break down and die. Sometimes, the kidneys cannot remove these substances from the blood due to the cancer cells breaking down at a very fast rate. This leads to tumour lysis syndrome (TLS). A number of problems...
HIV-Associated Malignancies
Oncologists associate three AIDS-defining malignancies with HIV infection. They are Kaposi’s sarcoma, Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and invasive cervical cancer. Kaposi sarcoma The chance of developing Kaposi sarcoma, a type of blood vessel cancer, is much more in the people...
Cancer-Associated Thrombosis
The patients with cancer suffer from a common complication, which is Venous Thromboembolism (VTE). A lot of studies have increased the knowledge of cancer-associated thrombosis, which indicates that the risk of developing serious blood clots in cancer patients is four...
Oral Mucositis
An oncologist uses a combination of chemotherapy, radiation and/or surgery to treat cancer. These therapies have some adverse side effects. One of them is the development of painful mouth sores, known as oral mucositis. This has emerged as one of the most debilitating...
What is a Neutropenic Diet?
Those people who have weakened immune systems should be on a neutropenic diet. The people will get protection from bacteria and other harmful organisms found in some food and drinks if they have this diet. Your body may face difficulties in protecting itself from...
