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    This Community will address questions and discussions on all forms of Cancer. We will support each other - patients and caregivers in their journey  

  • Upcoming Webinar: How To Talk To Your Child About A Cancer Diagnosis
    Talking to your children about cancer is particularly challenging when the child is a toddler, a young teen or he/she is in a different city or overseas. Join us as we discuss this complex topic on how to handle this discussion at various stages - diagnosis, treatment discussions, symptoms and side effects and prognosis Our panelists are: Dr. Brindha Sitaram, Head Psycho-oncology @HCG Cancer Centre Cancer survivors: Jyoti Lalani and Rucha Ambe WHEN: Aug 19, 2020 05:00 PM India TOPIC: Talking To…
  • Reading Through My Life And Cancer
    Breast cancer survivor, a passionate patient advocate and a lover of books, Rama Sivaram writes about her love for books and how her choice of reading changed over the years and supported her through her cancer journey.   Initial Reads My Amma and Nayana (dad) gave me the love of books when I was barely 3years old, not that I could read, but they would read. They read out Tenalirama, Rudramma, Krishna Sudama, Krishna and Narasimha in Telugu. By 5 I was in an English school and my…
  • फेफड़ों के कैंसर के 10 चेतावनी संकेत
    विश्व लंग कैंसर दिवस के अवसर पर इस लेख में मुंबई के हिंदुजा अस्पताल के कंसल्टेंट रेस्पिरोलोगिस्ट डॉ लांसलॉट पिंटो फेफड़ों के कैंसर के 10 आम देखे जाने वाले लक्षणों पर प्रकाश डालते हैं। फेफड़ों का कैंसर भारत में सभी नए कैंसर के केस का लगभग 13 प्रतिशत हिस्सा है -- और धूम्रपान इस बीमारी का मुख्य कारण है। जो व्यक्ति वर्तमान में धूम्रपान करते हैं, अतीत में धूम्रपान करते थे, जिनके परिवार में फेफड़े के कैंसर का पारिवारिक इतिहास (फॅमिली हिस्ट्री) है, और जिन लोगों ने ऐसे माहौल में काम करा है जिस में…
  • I Had Kidney Failure, Kidney Transplant And Then Cancer
    Rahul Supekar, 42 first had a kidney failure and then cancer of the intestine. He shares his travails, the lifestyle changes he has made and his advice to other patients struggling to cope with their conditions.   I was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease in 2005 which resulted into kidney failure in 2011. I did hemodialysis for a couple of years before I was allotted a cadaver kidney in January 2013. I thought this is end of my problems but that was the beginning. One of the anti-…
  • How To Deal With Comorbidities And Be Prepared To Re-open With Covid-19
    A handy list of resources for living with the coronavirus and managing your chronic conditions. Just look for your condition below. If you don't find what you are looking for, please leave a comment and we will get back to you.     We must live with Covid-19 pandemic for a while. For people with chronic conditions like diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, rheumatic conditions, pulmonary conditions, it is even more essential to manage these conditions better. For e.g. a…
  • कैंसर का सामना कर रहे बच्चों की मदद करना
    कैंसर रोगी और उनकी देखभाल करने वालों की भावनात्मक और मनोवैज्ञानिक पीड़ा को कम करने में साइको-ऑन्कोलॉजी ने बहुत मदद की है। इस लेख में टाटा मेमोरियल अस्पताल में साइकोऑन्कोलॉजिस्ट सविता गोस्वामी ने कैंसरग्रस्त बच्चों की देखभाल में इस्तेमाल होने वाली कई तकनीकों के बारे में बात कर रही हैं। हाल ही के वर्षों में कैंसर संबंधी बाल चिकित्सा में मनोसामाजिक प्रयासों को जोड़ने पर ध्यान दिया जा रहा है।इन प्रयासों में क्या-क्या शामिल है? पिछले  दो दशकों से कैंसर से पीड़ित बच्चों, उनके परिवार वालों और…
  • I Can No Longer Delight In Chewing Solid Food
    Avenindra Mann, who was addicted to pan masala or smokeless tobacco for nearly 20 years, was devastated when he developed oral cancer and his left jaw had to be removed. Today, as survivor, he is committed to spread awareness and save lives from oral cancer. I was diagnosed with mouth cancer at age 44 in 2012. Early signs of mouth cancer My early symptom was routine discomfort in the mouth. There was a burning sensation and I had problems opening my mouth wide. On closer self-examination I saw…
  • टीयर 2 शहरों में भी स्तन कैंसर का सही उपचार उपलब्ध है
    लखनऊ के किंग जॉर्ज मेडिकल विश्वविद्यालय के एंडोक्राइन सर्जरी विभाग के प्रमुखएवं प्रोफेसर डॉ. आनंद मिश्राने लखनऊ में स्तन कैंसर के बारे में जागरूकता फैलाने के लिए स्तन कैंसर के सरवाइवर के लिए एक रैंप वॉक का आयोजन किया था जिसमें पुरूष भी शामिल थे। इस इंटरव्यू में पढ़ें इस रैंप वॉक के बारे में और भविष्य की योजनाओं के बारे में उनके विचार। कृपया स्तन कैंसर के मरीजों के संदर्भ में अपनी यात्रा के बारे में बताएं। स्तन कैंसर पर मैं बहुत सालों से काम कर रहा हूं। यह सफ़र तब शुरू हुआ जब मैं लखनऊ के संजय…
  • My Mother Has Been My Strength
    Anirudh Jamadagni, 27 from Bengaluru was diagnosed with ALL, Acute lymphotic leukemia, when he was 6 months old. He and his mother share Anirudh's journey with ALL, the side effects, the societal challenges and the triumphs. Anirudh’s mother, Savitha: Please tell us about Anirudh’s diagnosis Anirudh was diagnosed with Acute lymphocytic leukemia or ALL type 2, Stage 3. On 6th March 1995 when he was just a one year and five-month-old baby. What were his early symptoms? Anirudh was a premature…
  • How to manage cancer and chemotherapy during covid 19
    Managing Cancer During Covid19 Lockdown - A webinar
    On 27th March, 2020 PatientsEngage spoke with Dr. Vinay Deshmane,  Consultant in Surgical Oncology & Breast Diseases and Medical Director and Jnt. Hon secretary of the Indian Cancer Society on the challenges faced by cancer patients during the lockdown period.   Here are the key points from the webinar. Click here to listen to the entire webinar.       Cancer treatment should be continued in consultation with your Oncologist because cessation of…
Hello! My name is Sarayu Narayan, and I am a student of Master's of Applied Psychology (Clinical and Counselling Practice) at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. As part of my curriculum, I am conducting a study on Resilience, Body image…
Losing a mother is the deepest sorrows a heart can know. Nothing on this earth can ever replace the love and care of a parent. It was that fateful day 8th Nov,2020 that within minutes our lives were shattered and everything changed forever. Mom was…
  82 year old elderly woman diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. Lives with elderly husband in Bangalore. Need for good nurse and home set up for palliative care. Looking for options other than Portea.  Resources suggested by Pallium India…
Background: Although advancements in systemic therapy have improved the outlook for pancreatic adenocarcinoma, it is not known if patients get access to these therapies. We aimed to examine the patterns and factors associated with access to…
Here are a few things wrong with a mainstream media article like this  https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/diagnostics/can-neem-h… It confuses prevention with cure It mentions various studies with no link to any study Is neem a…
What can the doctor, a friend or a family member say to help the cancer patient feel better? What would you like to hear?    
This blog on the cancer research UK site addresses the concern around sugar and cancer.  Does sugar cause cancer? Does sugar feed cancer cells, making them grow more aggressively? The origins of this linkage and the role of a scientist called…
An extremely heart warming story on two childhood cancer survivors falling in love and getting married https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/07/fashion/weddings/love-not-lost-two-c…    
This study compared the outcome of low-dose rate brachytherapy (LDR-BT) and image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IG-IMRT) for localized prostate cancer of different severities. With/ without External Beam RadioTherapy.  Five year…
While this is not definitive and it is a small sample size, its still a strong indicator. Its also worrying that those who chose alternatives tended to be younger women with more education and more money  https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-…

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