Early Warning Signs of Breast Cancer You Should Never Ignore Breast cancer continues to be one of the worst and most likely to lead to death illnesses for women, which consequently affects a lot of women all around the globe. The importance of early diagnosis cannot be overstated, as it is the main reason […]
Two days of the weekend, two different venues in Kerala, two vastly different areas of breast cancer management, each contributing significantly to the whole. 1. 11.8.2023-Rehabilitation after breast cancer.:Invited by Malabar Cancer Care Society (MCCS) to initiate the setting up of a Lymphedema Clinic through this well attended workshop. My colleague,Dr smriti neha, Lymphedema Specialist […]
Yesterday we got off to a rollicking start with about 100 champions turning up for the first in-person Breast Support group meeting at Max Vaishali, hosted by Max Institute of Cancer Care in association with Bliss Foundation, post-COVID. A big thank you to Dr. Gaurav Aggarwal for supporting this initiative and formally launching the Volunteer […]
Excellent ABSICON… attractive format, well thought out debates, stimulating discussions, erudite faculty, superb participation, great hospitality and grand entertainment (Sufi performance was stupendous!)👏👏👏 A conference befitting ten years of ABSI!! I was there 10 years ago and this time was certainly special!! Heartening to see young, enthusiastic breast surgeons thronging the place to share their […]
I am often asked why does breast cancer happen? And the only honest answer I come up with is ‘I don’t know. There are risk factors but there is no absolute association of breast cancer with these risk factors! Not a very confidence inspiring answer but that is the reality. The truth is that in […]
My young colleague’s husband has started his career as a Surgical Oncologist and has started feeling the pressure of external ‘expectations’ His idealism is intact and he wants to offer his services with utmost integrity, empathy and skill. However, the world of touts and middlemen, take it upon themselves to paint a bleak future for […]
Six years ago, I underwent surgery for my spine. Before it materialised, I had lived with pain for almost 16 months. The pain would come on every time I got up from bed or from a chair and it would be only after a few deep breaths that I could walk. If I wanted to […]
A memorable day unfolded on a splendid sunny morning on the lawns of a magnanimous host at Chattarpur, on Sunday. The guests were special too as they are our Champions who have braved the stormy weather inflicted on them by a chance encounter with breast cancer. Doctors and staff of Max Institute Of Cancer Care […]
For the larger part of the 20th century, breast removal surgery was the only surgical option for breast cancer treatment. In India, it continues to be the surgical option offered to about 70-80% of women suffering from breast cancer. It is tough, I am sure, as women from various sections of society, grapple with the […]
Yesterday, I got a call at 7.00 in the morning. It was from a city about a 100 kilometers from Delhi. The gentleman at the other end, in a panic stricken voice was saying that his mother who had undergone a breast removal surgery for a right breast cancer a week ago, had a bout […]
She is only 23 years but her wisdom belies her age. When I interacted with her for the first time, my mask hid my that-is-not-at-all fair expression well…she was telling me all about her disease, her research project, her fiancé, her mother who had dealt with breast cancer and was fine and so on. She […]
SURGERY FOR BREAST CANCER IS NOT ABOUT REMOVING BREASTS, ALWAYS… When 32-year-old Neena, an HR consultant in an MNC, walked into my clinic, accompanied by her husband and parents, I could sense an air of hopelessness surrounding this good looking young lady. The papers that were laid in front of me carried a needle biopsy […]
