Part of Dr Mahati Chittem’s job is to study trends in which society responds to various health issues and medical treatments. She is a medical psychologist who investigates how people fall ill and how the physical illness affects them emotionally, psychologically and behaviorally. Chittem’s current focus is on cancer. Chittem tracks the emotional path of […]
When Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer at the age of 36 he was just 15 months away from finishing training as a neurosurgeon. The cancer was inoperable and Kalanithi was facing a certain death in the near future. To chronicle his views on life and also the changes that struck him […]
Many times, a government hospital is not the first thing that comes to the mind when someone thinks of quality care. Bureaucratic hassles and apathy are some of the most commonly cited reasons behind this. But are doctors truly helpless in such situations? ‘No’ is the answer if you are to take the example of […]
When a 37 year old software engineer was recently diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer, it was already spreading fast, rising the risk of both the breasts being removed. Faced with the crisis she consulted Dr.Somashekhar S.P, one of the leading oncologists in the country at a Bengaluru hospital. The doctor fed the […]
A research publication projects the rise of cancer mortality from 6.5 lakhs in 2012 to some 16.5 lakhs by 2035. It’s been noted that the percentage of cancer mortality is pretty much same across both sexes. The prevalent forms of cancer among men are: Prostate Lung Stomach Esophagus In women: Ovary Cervical Breast India- key […]
Aiming to make cancer care accessible to those in rural districts, the Maharashtra State government, with Tata Memorial Hospital(TMH) unveiled on Thursday the ‘affordable cancer care for all’ project. It’s hoped that the project would help reduce the incidence of preventable cancer forms. The project comes at a time when rural patients come all the […]
To bring down prices for medicines for critical disease like – cancer, HIV and diabetes the government revised the national list of essential medicines (NLEM) to add 106 more frequently prescribed drugs and remove 70 others which are not prescribed frequently.The move following recommendations from a core committee formed by the health ministry is expected to […]