Cancer can be defined as an abnormal growth of cells. Cancer begins when a cell is altered multiple times out of control. A mass of these multiplied cells is called a tumor. Cancer cells spread at a rapid pace by a process called metastasis and move to affect other parts of the body. Columbia Asia has state of the art technology which qualifies the hospital as one of the Best Cancer Treatment in India. The most commonly diagnosed cancers occur in the blood, skin, lungs, breasts, pancreas and glands. Though cancer has existed throughout human history as a horrible ailment, but has only existed for the past century. There have been tremendous breakthroughs and progress in treatment and the cure for cancer. Oncologists around the globe are maximizing their efforts to come up with a permanent cure for cancer. Columbia Asia employs the most experienced and the Best Surgical Oncologists in India.
Common Symptoms of Cancer:
· Persistent cough or blood tinged saliva
· Unusual bowel movements
· Unexplained anemia
· Breast lump for breast cancer
· Lumps in testicles for testicular cancer.
Types of Cancer:
There have been more than 100 types of cancers identified around the world. The advancement in the medical field and technology has expanded the horizon of research and experimentation to tackle this ailment. There is a misconception between tumors and cancer, the difference is that most cancers form tumors but not all tumors are cancerous. Benign or non-cancerous tumors do not spread but malignant or cancerous tumors interfere with body functions and drain nutrients from other body tissues. A few decades ago, many types of cancer were not even detected due to the lack of technology. Now, due to the remarkable advances in the field and research by various Oncologists, treatments like Radiation and Chemotherapy has evolved to a point where it can significantly improve the quality of life or even in some cases achieve successful remission. Columbia Asia aims to spearhead this wave to become the best Cancer Treatment Hospital in India.
Treatment of Cancer:
Cancer diagnosis is a life altering event where the patient has to undergo some tough changes during treatment. Treatment varies from the size of the tumor to the type of cancer, your best option is to visit the very best cancer hospital so that you have the best surgical Oncologists in the industry. Surgery is the best option as its main goal is to remove tumors, affected cancerous tissues like lymph nodes. But surgery is only an option if the cancer hadn’t spread to the other parts of the body.
The three types of surgeries are:
· Laser surgery (beams of light)
· Electro surgery (electric currents)
· Cryosurgery (very cold Temperatures to freeze cancer cells)
· Chemotherapy uses drugs and medication to kill cancer cells.
· Radiation
· Immunotherapy
· Hormone therapy
· Stem Cell Transplants (cell replacement therapy)
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