Radiotherapy, also known as radiation therapy, is a common treatment for cancer that involves using high-energy radiation to destroy cancer cells or slow their growth. There are different types of radiotherapy, and the type of radiotherapy used depends on the type and location of the cancer and the patient’s overall health. Some common types of […]
What is Radiation Therapy/ Oncology? Radiation therapy is a method to treat cancer using high-energy beams. It uses high energy radiation such as x-rays and gamma rays to kill or destroy the cancer cells. These rays damage the DNA inside the cells and inhibit their property to divide and grow. This radiation can be delivered […]
Cancer, as we all know is the uncontrollable growth of cells that spreads to other body parts, cause organ failure or death. For the year 2020, India has had 1,392,179 cancer patients, with the breast, lung, mouth, cervix uteri, and tongue being the top five cancer sites. According to the Cancer Statistics Report, 2020, the […]
Hi, in cases when you or your loved being face the diagnosis of brain tumor. Certain common questions give dilemma. And hereby we are opting some of them that the patient of brain tumor or his/her relatives shall ask to the concerned healthcare team. This definitely help the patient to understand the diagnosis and treatment […]
Radiation therapy is one of the conventional treatment arms in the cancer world. In this treatment making use of high energy to destroy human body cells is a basic mechanism. This process of Radiation therapy that follows the principle of targeting only the diseased cells in the body is planned in a way that the […]
