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4 Things You Should Know Before Starting Chemotherapy!

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Chemotherapy is a form of cancer treatment that uses drugs to kill cancer cells. It targets cells that divide and spread quickly, to restrict the spread of cancer. However, this treatment affects your whole body as well as the fast-growing healthy cells as well. Here are some things that you should know before starting chemotherapy. Dr. Murali Subramanian, Best Medical Oncologist in JP Nagar at Oncology India Hospital mentions 4 factors for you to be aware of chemotherapy. 1.       Don’t cling to any one test result or prognosis Cancer cases tend to change over time and so does its course of treatment. Though you may receive an initial diagnosis after the first biopsy, the prognosis and treatment may change as the doctor gets more information about your cancer. 2.       Every chemotherapy experience is unique. Everybody’s reaction to chemotherapy is unique. Chemotherapy affects different people in different ways. Some people experience itchy skin rashes, an unple

10 FAQ’S ABOUT BREAST CANCER

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Looking at the number of cases increasing day by day, it is not unusual to seek answers to a variety of questions about Breast Cancer Treatment in Bangalore. Surprisingly, a disturbing trend noticeable in our country is the younger age in which women are falling prey to this disease (<40 years). Breast cancer can originate in different areas of the breast including the lobules, the ducts, or in some rare cases, the tissue in between. Here are 10 FAQs about breast cancer that will help to resolve most of the doubts related to this disease. If you are unable to find an answer to a question you consider important, please post it in the comment box below, and we at Oncology India will do our best to answer it. Q1. What are the symptoms of breast cancer? Usual signs of breast cancer include a painless lump or mass, bulging of skin, puckering, dimpling, nipple retraction, change in skin color and discharge. Having one or more of these signs and symptoms is not a sure sho