Proton Therapy for Cancers
Proton Therapy (also known as Proton Beam Therapy) is a form of radiation therapy which destroys cancer cells using positively charged sub-atomic particles called protons. Proton beam focuses more energy … Read More
Cancer
Testicular Cancer
Testicular cancer is a relatively rare cancer which affects young and middle aged men. It accounts for around 1% of all cancers in men. It is more common is people … Read More
Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in men. It is located below the bladder and produces fluid which mixes with sperm produced in the testicle … Read More
Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer affects the ovaries (each about the size of an almond) on either side of the uterus. It is the 6th most common cancer in women. Although the cause … Read More
Cervical Cancer
Cervical cancer is cancer arising from the cervix just below the uterus. It usually starts as pre-cancerous carcinoma-in-situ which can be detected using a PAP smear (see below). The most … Read More
Diet Advice for patients undergoing cancer treatment: Loss of appetite
When you have cancer, you will have loss of appetite. You may not want to eat or do not feel like eating very much. It is a common problem that … Read More
Diet Advice for patients undergoing cancer treatment: General principles
When you have cancer, you need to eat to keep up your strength to deal with the effects of both the cancer and the treatment. Eating a normal healthy diet … Read More
Triple Negative Breast Cancer & Aggressive Breast Cancer
Normal breast cells and some breast cancer cells have receptors that attach to the hormones estrogen & progesterone and the cancer cells depend on these hormones to grow. Breast cancer … Read More
Breast Cancer Staging
It is ESSENTIAL to know the stage of your breast cancer because it helps your doctors to evaluate and plan your treatment options. How breast cancer is staged Staging depends … Read More
Breast Biopsy
A breast biopsy is performed to obtain a small sample of tumour tissue for the Histopathologist to examine using a variety of stains. The biopsy can be done using a … Read More