by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
Cancer surgery may be performed on the tumor either for diagnosis as in excision biopsy, or it is performed as part of the cancer cure. Surgical treatment for cancer usually involves surgical removal of the whole organ. Examples include: Removal of the whole lung in...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
There are several tests to diagnose cancer. At times, the test results may be suggestive, while at other times, the results are almost conclusive. As research advances, new tools are developed to help in the early diagnosis of cancer to enable prompt treatment and a...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Health
Biopsy by far forms the most important and conclusive test of all tests to detect a particular disease including cancer. It gives conclusive evidence of the cellular details of the tissue of the lesion or tumor. This is because the tissue that the doctor removes from...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
A genetic test for cancer examines your genes for precise inherited changes (variants). Some of these genetic variants are associated with an increased risk of developing cancer. These inherited variants are responsible for about 5 to 10% of all cancers. Having a...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
X-rays and imaging studies to diagnose cancer have an important role to play in completing investigations in detecting the presence of cancer. The role of radiology involves plain x rays and specialized imaging studies that help detect cancer in early stages and also...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
Chemotherapy is an aggressive and very powerful form of cancer treatment. It is not without side effects, some of which can be very serious. These side effects of chemotherapy disturb your quality of life adding to the already mental trauma of having being diagnosed...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
Chemo, in short, stands for chemical and therapy means treatment. Chemotherapy, therefore, is defined as the treatment of cancer with chemicals (drugs). It is an aggressive therapy that destroys the rapidly multiplying cancer cells in the body. Doctors often refer to...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
Blood tests for cancer diagnosis are usually non-conclusive. The fact is that there is no single reliable blood test to accurately diagnose cancer. These tests, however, may help or guide the doctor in the diagnosis, but the doctor cannot stop his procedure of...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
When we say types of cancer, we may either mean the various types of cancers according to the site of origin such as breast cancer, or it can also mean the different kinds of cancers according to their pathological classification. Cancer is cancer but different...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
What is the stage of cancer? When your doctor mentions the stage of cancer, it basically means the state of development, condition, or severity of the disease. It also indicates to what extent cancer has progressed or how much the cancer cells have spread. There are...
