Oncologist in Pune, Cancer Care Pune

1. Cancer Care Pune MOST ADVANCED CANCER TREATMENT IN INDIA

2. What is CANCER Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. Cancer develops when the body’s normal control mechanism stops working. Old cells do not die and instead grow out of control, forming new, abnormal cells. These extra cells may form a mass of tissue, called a tumor. Some cancers, such as leukemia, do not form tumors.

3. Causes of Cancer • There are some avoidable causes like smoking, tobacco, alcohol, sedentary life style, sun and other types of Radiation exposure and viruses and other infections. • There are some unavoidable causes like familial cancer, genetic mutations and exposure to carcinogens.

4. Types of Cancer • Breast Cancer • Cervix Cancer • Prostate Cancer • Colon Cancer

5. Breast Cancer • Symptoms of Breast Cancer Lump in breast, change in skin color, retraction of nipple, change in size of breast, nipple discharge, swelling in axilla, puckering of skin of breast are symptoms of breast cancer • How to diagnose Breast Cancer Breast cancer can be diagnosed by various tests like biopsy, FNAC and mammography. Further tests are needed once diagnosis is made are PET CT, Blood tests, bone scan, for staging and evaluation of treatment. • What is treatment of Breast Cancer Treatment of breast cancer is multimodality treatment which includes Surgery, chemotherapy, Radiation therapy and Hormonal therapy. The sequence of therapy depends on the stage of the disease.

6. Cervix Cancer • What is cervix cancer This is cancer of mouth of the uterus. This is second most common cancer in women. • What are symptoms of Cervix Cancer These include excessive bleeding during or in between menstrual cycle, bleeding after sexual intercourse, post-menopausal bleeding, pain in back, pain in lower abdomen. • How Cervix Cancer is diagnosed Cervix cancer is diagnosed with tests like Biopsy. • What is treatment of Cervical Cancer Treatment depends on the stage of disease but in most of the stages of cervical cancer the Radiation Therapy is best treatment. Rarely surgery may be needed for treatment of cervical cancer.

7. Prostate Cancer • What is Prostate Cancer It is malignant growth of prostate gland in men. This is most common cancer in men. The chances of prostate cancer increases as age increases • Symptoms of Prostate Cancer These include frequent urination, weak or interrupted urine flow or the need to strain to empty the bladder, the urge to urinate frequently at night, blood in the urine, Pain or burning during urination, which is much less common. • How to diagnose Prostate Cancer Diagnosis is made by biopsy. Serum PSA level is often increased in prostate cancer. Sr. PSA can be used for screening and monitoring the response to treatment. • What is treatment of Prostate Cancer Treatment of prostate cancer depends on the stage and extent of spread of disease. There are different types of treatment available for prostate cancer like Radiation Therapy, Chemotherapy, Hormonal Therapy and Surgery. To know the choice of treatment please consult Oncologist.

8. Colon Cancer • What is Colon Cancer It is cancer of large intestine of our body. This is the distal part of the intestine. • What are the symptoms of colon cancer Constipation, altered bowel habits, blood in stools, pain in abdomen are the most common symptoms of colorectal cancers. • How colorectal cancers are diagnosed There are different tests to diagnose colon cancer like colonoscopy and biopsy, CT scan/PET CT scan, serum CEA • What is the treatment of colorectal cancer Treatment of colorectal cancer depends on stage of the disease. There are three main types of treatments available for Radiation therapy, Chemotherapy and Surgery. In CA rectum most of patients need Radiation therapy before surgery. There are some targeted therapy in colon cancer.

9. Treatment Specialties • Radiation Therapy • Chemotherapy • Palliative Care • Cancer Surgery

10. Radiation Therapy Radiation therapy is the use of radioactive rays like x rays, gamma rays and electrons to kill cancer cells. These rays selectively kill cancer cells and protecting normal cells. Modern radiotherapy is highly focused and accurate associated with minimum side effects. There are different types of radiation therapy like Conventional Radiation Therapy, 3DCRT, IMRT, IGRT, VMAT, Stereotactic radiotherapy, Stereotactic Radio surgery, Brach therapy.

11. Chemotherapy Chemotherapy is the use of medicines in the form of injections or tablets to kill cancer cells. There are many misconceptions about chemotherapy. There are different types of chemotherapy like Cytotoxic chemotherapy, Targeted therapy, Immunotherapy. These are the medicines in the form of injections or tablets used to destroy cancer cells.

12. Palliative Care Palliative care is the treatment of symptoms or suffering of patient. Many times, cancer patients have intractable pain, discomfort, fatigue or some other problems. During routine examination and treatment these things can be missed. Also, patients who are terminally ill need end of life care. We provide complete palliative care to the patient.

13. Cancer Surgery In Cancer surgery tumour is removed by Oncosurgeon (Cancer Surgeon) along with normal tissue. Cancer surgery should be done by surgeon who is qualified in doing Cancer surgery.

14. Prevention • Eat a healthy diet. • Exercise regularly. • Limiting alcohol. • Maintaining a healthy weight. • No smoking, No chewing tobacco. • Reducing sun exposure. • Get regular medical care

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