Oral cancer

Will eating sugar make my cancer worse? No. There is no evidence till date that eating sugar will make cancer worse or the fact that avoiding sugar will make cancer better or make it go away. All patients should follow a healthy balanced diet to improve their chance of recovery.  Will my cancer spread to other people who I meet? No. Cancers are not contagious and do not spread to other people by meeting them. You can interact with your loved ones as usual since there is no person-to-person transfer of cancer.  Will doing a tumour biopsy cause the cancer to spread? No. There is no evidence that doing a biopsy of a cancer lump will cause cancer to spread. Biopsy is an important test required in most patients. The biopsy will help the doctors understand whether the lump is cancerous and if yes then what type of cancer and its molecular and genetic characteristics. This will help the doctors treat the patient in a much better way by reducing side effects and improving outcomes. If...

The pancreas is the main organ that helps in maintaining blood sugar levels in our body by releasing two major hormones glucagon and insulin. Insulin helps the cells to absorb glucose from food digested and glucagon provides nourishment to the body by increasing glucose level when it is low. The pancreas is located behind the stomach and plays a major role in digestion by providing enzymes required to digest proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. Pancreatic cancer starts developing in the tissues of the pancreas. Several types of growth can occur in the pancreas, including cancerous and noncancerous tumours. The most common type of cancer that forms in the pancreas starts in the cells that line the ducts that carry digestive enzymes out of the pancreas (pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma). At Cancer Therapy India, we have  the best pancreatic cancer doctors in India  who are experts in the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer.  Symptoms of Pancreatic Cancer Pancreatic c...

There are 7 warning signs of cancer 1. Change in bowel or bladder habits Any significant change in your bowel habits such as constipation, diarrhoea or change in the number of your stools that is persistent may be a  symptom of colon cancer . Any persistent change in bladder function such as an increase in the number of passing urine, delay in passing of urine, urinary retention, blood in urine or pain etc. whilst passing urine may be a symptom of prostate or urinary bladder cancer. 2. A sore that does not heal Any sores on the skin, mouth, vagina or penis that does not heal may be a sign of cancer and need evaluation. 3. Unusual bleeding or discharge Any unusual bleeding can be a symptom of cancer. Coughing up blood can be associated with lung or throat cancer, vomiting of blood with stomach or oesophagus cancer, blood in stools with colon or rectal cancer, bleeding in urine with kidney or bladder cancer and bleeding from the vagina with uterine or cervical cancer. Pap smears if d...