Breast cancer and Lung cancer in women are the most common cancer with high morbidity and mortality rate. During the last few decades advances in early detection and treatment have significantly resulted in increased survival rates among breast cancer patients. Women with early breast cancer basically received post-surgical adjuvant treatments for breast cancer as radiation […]
The treatments for ovarian cancer have been developed and been developing for decades. Ovarian cancer standard treatment is surgery or chemotherapy. Although advanced ovarian cancer and high grade serous ovarian cancer are considered treating with targeted therapy, hormonal therapy. Treatment plans for ovarian cancer depend on factors such as: The location of the cancer How […]
Aspirin and its Role in cancer!! Aspirin, acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) is a commonly used drug for the treatment of pain and fever and has both anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effects, used in the prevention of blood clots stroke, and myocardial infarction. Aspirin has been known for its ability from inhibiting platelet aggregation to relieve pain, fever, […]
Is Cancer Hereditary? What is hereditary? The characteristic of a disease, determined by genetic factors that are passed on from parents to their offspring. So is cancer hereditary? Cancer is a disease caused due to change or alteration in genes also called mutations or genetic mutations. These genetic mutations can be acquired mutations or inherited […]
Patient Story related to BRCA testing: Zara*, 49, comes from a family that has been affected greatly by breast cancer. All her life Zara* was aware of breast cancer, even before she herself was diagnosed with it. Her mother had been diagnosed with breast cancer and passed away from the disease at the age of […]
