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Lung Cancer
In men, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death and in women, it is the second most usual cancer after breast cancer. For lung cancer therapy, currently, there are available several non-specific cytotoxic agents and several targeted agents. However, several...
Street Food and Cancer
Ready-to-food or drinks sold by a hawker and vendor fall under street food, which is sold in a street or other public place. Many street foods are spread beyond the region of origin though some are regional. Some street foods are also called fast food. Though street...
Obesity and Cancer
To understand the relationship between obesity and cancer, at first, you have to know what obesity is. The condition, in which there is an unhealthy amount and/or distribution of body fat in a person’s body, is called obesity. A scale known as the body mass index...
Myths of Cancer
Cancer has become a matter of concern in the whole world. Many people suffer from this disease everywhere. This disease has now become a matter of concern for everybody. The matter has become more complex because of different myths about cancer which have no logic...
7 Signs and Symptoms of Cancer You Must Know
`With the advancement in the field of medicine and surgical oncology, we have made large strides in the fight against cancer. Still, it is estimated that nearly 2.5 million people are living with this disease in India alone. More than 7 lakh new cancer patients are...
How Can We Do Better at Preventing Cancer?
Cancer prevention should start as early as possible and continue for life. The periods in a person’s life span that most affect their future risk of cancer typically arise early in life. We know that cancer can result from the interaction between our genetic material...
Translational oncology – the bridge between basic research and clinical practice
Translational cancer research has taken giant leaps since appearing in the scientific literature at the beginning of the 21st century. It progressed from identifying a single mutation driving cancer to the high-throughput next-generation whole-genome sequencing...