Cancer

Dr. Prashant Parmeswaran (Consultant Department medical oncology MVR cancer center and Research Institute Calicut) & Dr. Chandrakanth MV (medical oncologist at Narayan super Specialty Hospital Kolkata) talk about signs, symptoms, early diagnosis and how to live well after advanced lung cancer. PatientsEngage conducted a series for lung cancer awareness on various topics such as signs, symptoms, early diagnosis and risks associated with lung cancer. This article helps us understand how to…

Sai Narayana Karanam, 70, has been managing Stage 4 lung cancer for the last 12 years. Targeted medication has worked for him as have his positivity and disciplined lifestyle. He shares his story with us. My name is Sai Narayana Karanam. I am 70 years old, living in the temple town of Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, with my wife. We are both retired high school principals, having dedicated our lives to education. We retired 14 years ago. Our only son, a software engineer, resides in the USA but…

Rajesh Shah, 66 was diagnosed with Stage 2 cancer in the urinary bladder and soon after underwent a prolonged surgery. The surgery was successful, and he is leading a normal life now for more than 6 years. He talks about his attitude towards life and his experience of living with a stoma bag, among other things. Please tell us about your present condition. Can you describe it? I was diagnosed with bladder cancer. But I had my operation about 6 and a half years back to remove it. I’m absolutely…

Her father Ashwin Chinubhai Gandhi, 72 was diagnosed with Oral Cancer stage 3 in March 2024. As a physiotherapist working in the field of cancer, Nipa Shah navigated this condition armed with her professional knowledge and experience. Sitting on the other side of the table as a family caregiver, she experienced the emotions faced by patients and their family members. Hidden symptoms and signs The earliest sign that my mother noticed was reduced opening of his mouth. There was also bad breath (…

A friend’s cancer and a stomach upset triggered Nitika Mehra to test herself and find out she had breast cancer. She spoke to us about her philosophy and approach to dealing with cancer and life after breast cancer. Please tell us a bit about your condition and can you describe it? What cancer did you have? I got diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer in 2019. I was 50 years old.  What made you go to a doctor? Did you have any symptoms?  A friend of mine had breast cancer and needed a…

Rama Sivaram, a 20 year breast cancer survivor, patient navigator and an Independent Cancer Advocate reflects on her own tryst with breast cancer, and 20 years of survivorship and how it has shaped her perspective in life. Flashback 2004- A sense of well-being and fulfilment engulfed me not because of any dramatic moment because I am made that way and enjoy my small moments. I am a reasonable extrovert and warm person, romantic dreamer and possibly a little dumb too. I was my daddy’s…

Neeta Vyas is a senior physiotherapist who had breast cancer and now specialises in post-cancer rehabilitation. She talks about her breast cancer and how she dealt with it and what keeps her going. When were you first diagnosed with the cancer and what were the symptoms that made you visit a doctor? In 2017, when I was 58 years old, I had a prickling sensation in my breast. My gynecologist friend told me to get a mammogram done. I agreed but took it very lightly and went for it only a month and…

डॉ मैरी अब्राहम  दर्द और प्रशामक (उपशामक / पेलिएटिव केयर )देखभाल चिकित्सक (पेन एण्ड पेलिएटिव केयर फिज़िशन), और डॉ वंदना वी प्रकाश, नैदानिक मनोवैज्ञानिक (क्लीनिकल साइकालजिस्ट) इस लेख में बताती हैं कि कैंसर के दर्द का इलाज किया जा सकता है और कैंसर के रोगी की जीवन की गुणवत्ता को उपयुक्त दवाओं द्वारा बढ़ाया जा सकता है। वे इस से संबंधित अनेक प्रश्नों के उत्तर साझा करती हैं। कैंसर के दर्द पर अधिक ध्यान दिए जाने के बावजूद,  यह दर्द अभी भी कैंसर रोगियों और उत्तरजीवियों (सर्वाइवर) के लिए एक…

While fever is a normal response to infection, fever during cancer treatment needs to be taken seriously since the body’s immunity is compromised. Read on to understand how cancer treatment impacts immune systems, fever. Fever or pyrexia is a higher body temperature than normal. It may be due to an infection from bacteria, virus, fungus, parasite or even inflammation due to a disease or trauma. Fever is caused by substances called pyrogens. Contrary to what one may believe, fever is a good…

Madhavi Kumar pens the traumatic experience of her husband Ramendra’s sepsis soon after he was diagnosed with cancer and undergone surgery for it. Ramendra’s ileostomy procedure which was expected to be a “much, much simpler operation” but turned into a complete nightmare. Here is her account of the ordeal she and her children went through while Ramendra suffered multiple septic shocks. Your husband Ramendra's first septic shock occurred post his cancer related surgery. Did you understand what…