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Cancer treatment option s    TA Number Of Options Is Available For Treating Cancer. These Treatments Depend On Location In The Body, Stage, Type, And Extent Of The Cancer. The Most Common Therapies Include - Surgery: Surgical removal of the tumor, if it is limited to its origin site. Also lymph nodes and nearby tissue can also be removed by the means of surgery. This surgical procedure can either use laser or conventional instruments. Radiation Therapy: In this therapy,  cancer  and certain diseases are treated with ionizing radiation. The cancer cells and their genetic substance are destroyed by ionizing radiation in the area being treated. This therapy makes it impossible for these cells to grow further. Hormone Therapy: This treatment use hormones, for changing the way hormones helps the cancer grow in the body. This therapy is mostly used in breast cancer and prostate cancer. Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy uses anti-cancer drug cells. These drugs help in d...

Corneal Transplant What Is  Corneal Transplant? Cornea transplant (corneal grafting) is the process by which a diseased cornea of the patient is replaced by the donated cornea graft or tissue. The surgery can be done in total with penetrating keratoplasty and also in part with lamellar keratoplasty. In this procedure, a clear healthy corneal is placed by removing the diseased opaque cornea in order to restore the lost sight by permitting the light rays to enter with the help of the clear transplanted cornea. What is the Cornea? An external clear covering of the eye which contains the colored pupil and the iris is termed as Cornea. If there is any damage to the cornea, then it can become swollen and can affect the smoothness and its clarity. Cornea is a very powerful refracting surface which is around 2/3rd part of the eye. It is a very essential part of the eye and is required for clear vision. It becomes a clear window to look through and its clarity is necessary for good ...

Kidney Cancer Treatment in India What Is Kidney Cancer? The cancer that develops in the tissues of the kidneys is known as kidney cancer. This bean-shaped organ is located at the back of abdominal organs having one kidney at each side of the spine. When there is uncontrollable growth of normal cells in one or both kidneys that eventually forms a mass that results in the beginning of kidney cancer. Types of Kidney Cancer Kidney Cancer Can Be Categorized Into Different Types That Include   - Wilms Tumor: This is seen most commonly in children that can be successfully treated with the help of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Renal Cell Carcinoma: Majority of  kidney cancers  are renal cell carcinoma that accounts for around 85%. This cancer typically occurs inside the microscopic filtering systems of the kidney. Sarcoma:  This is considered as a rare type of kidney cancer that can be treated with the help of surgery. Chemotherapy along with surgery i...

Causes Of Cancer Allow rapid growth. As cells grow and divide more rapidly, this creates many new cells that all have that same mutation. Fail to stop uncontrolled cell growth. Normal cells know when to stop growing so that you have just the right number of each type of cell. Cancer cells lose control (tumor suppressor genes) that tell them when to stop growing. An alteration in a tumor suppressor gene allows cancer cells to continue growing. Making mistakes when repairing DNA errors. DNA repair genes, look for errors in a cell's DNA and make required corrections. A mutation in a DNA repair gene may mean that other errors are not corrected, leading cells to become cancerous. These mutations are the most common ones found in cancer. But many other gene mutations can contribute to causing cancer. Gene mutations can occur for several reasons, for instance: Gene mutations you are born with. You may be born with a genetic mutation that you have inherited from your parents. This ty...

Causes Of Cancer Allow rapid growth. As cells grow and divide more rapidly, this creates many new cells that all have that same mutation. Fail to stop uncontrolled cell growth. Normal cells know when to stop growing so that you have just the right number of each type of cell. Cancer cells lose control (tumor suppressor genes) that tell them when to stop growing. An alteration in a tumor suppressor gene allows cancer cells to continue growing. Making mistakes when repairing DNA errors. DNA repair genes, look for errors in a cell's DNA and make required corrections. A mutation in a DNA repair gene may mean that other errors are not corrected, leading cells to become cancerous. These mutations are the most common ones found in cancer. But many other gene mutations can contribute to causing cancer. Gene mutations can occur for several reasons, for instance: Gene mutations you are born with. You may be born with a genetic mutation that you have inherited from your parents. This ty...

Diseases can be treated by Bone Marrow Transplant? A bone marrow transplant also called a blood stem cell transplant or BMT can treat many diseases. For some diseases, BMT is the only potential cure. There are over 70 diseases that can be treated by BMT. Some of them are listed here. Patients undergo transplant for a wide variety of malignant and non-malignant conditions including: Malignant conditions Hematologic Malignancies Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Solid Tumors Neuroblastoma Brain tumors Ewing sarcoma Rhabdomyosarcoma Non-Malignant Conditions Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes Aplastic anemia Fanconi Anemia Hemoglobinopathies Sickle cell anemia Thalassemia Primary Immune Deficiencies Severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome (SCID) Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome Chronic Granulomatous Disease Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis  Read more...

What is leukemia? Leukemia is the name given to a group of cancers that develop in the bone marrow. Under normal conditions, the bone marrow contains a small number of healthy immature blood cells, sometimes called blast cells. These immature blood cells mature and develop into red cells, white cells and platelets, which are eventually released into the bloodstream. Leukemia originates in developing blood cells, which have undergone a malignant (cancerous) change. Instead of maturing properly, these cells grow and multiply in an uncontrolled fashion and interfere with normal blood cell production in the bone marrow. Most cases of leukemia originate in developing white cells. In a small number of cases, leukemia develops in other blood-forming cells, for example in developing red cells or developing platelets. There are several different types and subtypes of leukemia. Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). This is the most common type of leukemia in young children. ALL can also occur in ad...