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The prevalence of Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN) is as high as 68% of all patients and 30% even six months after chemotherapy. It is important to understand the cause and find ways to deal with the pain. Caregivers should not dismiss the pain. Dr. Shital Raval explains CIPN, the symptoms and approaches for management of CIPN.   When the nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord are affected or damaged, it causes a condition called peripheral neuropathy. While…

We all have a lot of questions on cancer prevention, how to detect cancer early and guidelines for  screening. We also often ignore the needs of persons with disabilities in terms of cancer awareness campaigns and access to screening. Join us as we discuss the following topics in the webinar today   Prevention is better than cure. How can we prevent cancer? How can we reduce the risk of cancer? What are the common cancers? What are the screening guidelines for lung cancer,…

Nalini Satyanarayana, 72-year-old nonsmoker, was diagnosed with throat (voice box) cancer 10 years back because of exposure to second-hand smoke in her house. Today, as survivor, she has become an energetic tobacco control warrior and counsels patients after laryngeal surgery and teaches them to talk. When and how did you reckon a problem with your throat? It was January 2010. I felt my throat was hoarse. I could not speak clearly and was getting breathless. When medicines did not get me any…

While teleconsultation has immense benefits, it can be limiting for patients with chronic pain where a physical examination may be necessary to reach correct diagnosis, avers Dr Mary Abraham, Pain & Palliative Care Specialist. The year 2020 has been the year of the SARS Covid-19 pandemic. It has been and still is an unprecedented situation that has transformed the lives of people all over the world. Besides the physical suffering it has inflicted, it has also affected the emotional, social…

Talking to your children about cancer is particularly challenging when the child is a toddler, a young teen or he/she is in a different city or overseas. Join us as we discuss this complex topic on how to handle this discussion at various stages - diagnosis, treatment discussions, symptoms and side effects and prognosis Our panelists are: Dr. Brindha Sitaram, Head Psycho-oncology @HCG Cancer Centre Cancer survivors: Jyoti Lalani and Rucha Ambe WHEN: Aug 19, 2020 05:00 PM India TOPIC: Talking To…

Breast cancer survivor, a passionate patient advocate and a lover of books, Rama Sivaram writes about her love for books and how her choice of reading changed over the years and supported her through her cancer journey.   Initial Reads My Amma and Nayana (dad) gave me the love of books when I was barely 3years old, not that I could read, but they would read. They read out Tenalirama, Rudramma, Krishna Sudama, Krishna and Narasimha in Telugu. By 5 I was in an English school and my…

When Shraddha Shah, 63 from Ahmedabad was diagnosed with bladder cancer, she was single mindedly focussed on getting through the treatment and getting better.  But the biggest challenge was yet to come. Read on to appreciate her journey and challenges.    The Diagnosis The year was 2014. I work from home as an Aromatherapist but I had started feeling listless and didn’t want to do any work. I would shrug to get out of bed every morning and generally had low mood all day. In…

Rahul Supekar, 42 first had a kidney failure and then cancer of the intestine. He shares his travails, the lifestyle changes he has made and his advice to other patients struggling to cope with their conditions.   I was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease in 2005 which resulted into kidney failure in 2011. I did hemodialysis for a couple of years before I was allotted a cadaver kidney in January 2013. I thought this is end of my problems but that was the beginning. One of the anti-…

A handy list of resources for living with the coronavirus and managing your chronic conditions. Just look for your condition below. If you don't find what you are looking for, please leave a comment and we will get back to you.     We must live with Covid-19 pandemic for a while. For people with chronic conditions like diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, rheumatic conditions, pulmonary conditions, it is even more essential to manage these conditions better. For e.g. a…

कैंसर रोगी और उनकी देखभाल करने वालों की भावनात्मक और मनोवैज्ञानिक पीड़ा को कम करने में साइको-ऑन्कोलॉजी ने बहुत मदद की है। इस लेख में टाटा मेमोरियल अस्पताल में साइकोऑन्कोलॉजिस्ट सविता गोस्वामी ने कैंसरग्रस्त बच्चों की देखभाल में इस्तेमाल होने वाली कई तकनीकों के बारे में बात कर रही हैं। हाल ही के वर्षों में कैंसर संबंधी बाल चिकित्सा में मनोसामाजिक प्रयासों को जोड़ने पर ध्यान दिया जा रहा है।इन प्रयासों में क्या-क्या शामिल है? पिछले  दो दशकों से कैंसर से पीड़ित बच्चों, उनके परिवार वालों और…