Cancer survivor Lam Yi-ning is only 12 years old. She was diagnosed with cancer when she was just seven. She underwent brain surgery, four chemotherapy sessions and 30 radiotherapy sessions. Despite frequent headaches and impaired vision,…
In the words of Kamini Pradhan, a featured Ovarian cancer crusader
Family and friends have a major role to play in the treatment of a cancer patient. A cancer patient can be supported in the following ways :-
MENTAL / EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
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Says Mumbai-based Pradeep , 59, who gave up sweets and took up yoga to keep his diabetes under control.
Q. What kind of diabetes are you suffering from?
Type 2 diabetes
Q. When were you diagnosed?
1994
Q. Early symptoms?
I had pain in my…
A Mumbai-based mother talks about her son’s cancer (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia) treatment in India and the US. As told to Utsa Shah.
My son Anshuman was diagnosed with T cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia when he was 13 years old.…
Chennai-based R. Radha did not let rheumatoid arthritis (or negative comments) stop her from leading a full life as a wife, mother and grandmother. Here, she talks about the treatments, therapies and determination that helps her fight…
A daughter and caregiver describes the toll diabetes took on her mother’s life and its impact on their family. By Padmini Chandrasekaran
An accident or an afterthought, I was born in 1954 when my mother was 38 years old. I weighed…
Mumbai-based Dr M.B. Bhide, 54, managed his diabetes by changing the way he lives. He is as busy as ever and diabetes is not getting in his way. Here are his tips.
What kind of diabetes are you suffering from?
Type 2 diabetes
When were you…
Tamil Nadu resident R. Eswari, 54, talks about the lifestyle changes she made to keep diabetes under control.
What kind of diabetes are you suffering from?
Type 2 diabetes
When were you diagnosed?
I was then 35 years old.
Why did you get…
A husband recalls his wife’s losing battle with pancreatic cancer. He shares his experience and his advice for families in similar situations.
My wife Nirmala, 69, and I had gone on a tour of Eastern Europe, which entailed long trips by bus.…
