A Unique case of Hyper-IgE Syndrome
American Oncology Network
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2y ago
A four-year-old girl with the hyper-IgE syndrome (a kind of primary immunodeficiency) presented to our hospital with extensive skin excoriation with bleeding and a history of recurrent infections. Our team of pediatric hemato-oncologists planned and decided on BMT as the curative treatment. Though there was no full match found in the family, the elder sibling (sister) was a 50% match and hence haploidentical BMT was performed in April 2021. Now, after more than 260 days ( >8months) the child is fine with no skin lesions and infections and has 100% donor cells. All the skin lesions have com ..read more
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Awareness of Risk Factors is Key to Preventing Stomach Cancer
American Oncology Network
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2y ago
Did you know adopting a healthy diet is one of the best ways to potentially reduce your risk factors for stomach cancer? To know more, read on. Like most cancer types, doctors cannot always explain why one person gets gastric cancer and another doesn’t. Gastric cancer is cancer that starts anywhere in the stomach. It is not very easy to diagnose stomach cancer as it develops slowly over the years and also, people do not always experience any symptoms in its earlier stages and therefore, it often goes undetected. Although the incidence of stomach cancer has dropped globally, it still remains to ..read more
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Lung Cancer Prevention – Knowing it better
American Oncology Network
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2y ago
Lung cancer is one of the common cancers which affects the lung tissues and is the leading cause of deaths worldwide. Cancer Prevention What it is? Prevention against any disease actually works when exposure to its causative and/or risk factors (anything that increases the chances of developing cancer) are prevented. Similarly, prevention against lung cancer or reducing the chances of getting it, works only when appropriate measures are taken to avoid the risk factors. How does cancer prevention work? Cancer prevention, helps reduce the risk factor exposure, thereby helps reduce the number of ..read more
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Lung Cancer Prevention – Knowing it better
American Oncology Network
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2y ago
Lung cancer is one of the common cancers which affects the lung tissues and is the leading causes of deaths worldwide. Cancer Prevention What it is? Prevention against any disease actually works when exposure to its causative and/or risk factors (anything that increases the chances of developing cancer) are prevented. Similarly, prevention against lung cancer or reducing the chances of getting it, works only when appropriate measures are taken to avoid the risk factors. How does cancer prevention work? Cancer prevention, helps reduce the risk factor exposure, thereby helps reduce the number of ..read more
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Breast Cancer – Beyond the basics
American Oncology Network
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2y ago
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. It is the second leading cause of cancer death after lung cancer in developed countries. 1.67 million new cases are diagnosed each year. In less developed regions of the world, it is the most frequent cause of death from cancer. The incidence of breast cancer increases with age, but no age is immune. It is however extremely rare before puberty. Breast cancer screening and detection Regular screening with mammogram and ultrasound starting from the age of 40, will help detect the disease at an early stage, thereby improving the chances ..read more
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Robotic Pediatric Uro-Surgery: In Conversation with Dr. Mallikarjuna Reddy
American Oncology Network
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2y ago
Robotic surgery in pediatric urology is the newest and most exciting technique in minimally invasive surgery. Offering the precision of traditional open surgery and the shorter recovery time of minimally invasive surgery, robotic-assisted surgery available for intricate urological procedures for children is safe and cost-effective. Prof. Dr. Mallikarjuna Reddy N, one of the best robotic surgery urologists in Hyderabad and Sr Consultant at the Citizens Speciality Hospital, Hyderabad, answers some of the most frequently asked questions about robotic surgery in pediatric urology. How does robotic ..read more
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Colorectal Cancer Treatment Calicut Kozhikode
American Oncology Network
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2y ago
മലാശയ ക്യാൻസർ ഉദരാശയ ക്യാൻസറിൽ ‘lഇന്ന് ഏറ്റവും കൂടുതലായി കാണപ്പെടുന്ന ക്യാൻസർ ആണ് മലാശയ ക്യാൻസർ . പ്രധാനപ്പെട്ട കാരണങ്ങൾ: ജീവിതശൈലിയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതാണ് മലാശയ ക്യാൻസർ ചുവന്ന മാംസത്തിന്റെ അമിതമായ ഉപയോഗം കൊഴുപ്പടങ്ങിയതും, പുക ഏല്പിച്ചതുമായ ( തന്തൂരി, അൽ ഫാം പോലുള്ള) ഭക്ഷണത്തിന്റെ അമിത ഉപയോഗം മലാശയ ക്യാൻസറിന് കാരണമാകാം. പുകയില, മദ്യപാനം, വ്യായാമക്കുറവ് എന്നിവ മലാശയ ക്യാൻസറിനുള്ള മറ്റു കാരണങ്ങൾ ആണ്.പാരമ്പര്യമായും മലാശയ ക്യാൻസർ കാണാറുണ്ട്. 50 ..read more
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World Brain Tumour Day 2021
American Oncology Network
by admin
2y ago
ജൂൺ 8 വേൾഡ് ബ്രെയ്ൻ ട്യൂമർ ഡേ ആയി കൊണ്ടാടപ്പെടുന്നു. ബ്രെയ്ൻ ട്യൂമർ ( തലച്ചോറിൽ ഉണ്ടാകുന്ന മുഴകൾ ) നെ കുറിച്ച് പൊതുജനങ്ങളിൽ അവബോധം സൃഷ്ടിക്കുക എന്ന ലക്ഷ്യത്തോടെ ജർമൻ ബ്രെയ്ൻ ട്യൂമർ അസോസിയേഷൻ ആണ് ഈ സംരംഭത്തിനു തുടക്കം കുറിച്ചത്. എന്താണ് ബ്രെയ്ൻ ട്യൂമർ തലച്ചോറിലെ കോശങ്ങളുടെ അനിയന്ത്രിത വളർച്ച എന്നു നമുക്ക് ഒറ്റവാക്കിൽ നമുക്ക് ഇതിനെ മനസിലാക്കാം. ബ്രെയ്ൻ ട്യൂമറിനെ നമുക്ക് രണ്ടായി തരം തിരിക്കാം. Benign അഥവാ കാൻസർ അല്ലാത്ത മുഴകൾ & malignant ..read more
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Mucormycosis in relation to COVID-19
American Oncology Network
by admin
2y ago
What is Mucormycosis? Mucormycosis, widely known as ‘Black fungus’, is an aggressive and rare but deadly fungal infection. It usually affects the vital organs such as the eyes brain and lungs, also the sinuses (due to its rich blood supply). Mucormycosis usually occurs in people with weakened immune system (immune-compromised) in certain conditions/diseases. Mucormycosis symptoms are usually based on the organ system it has affected; it basically shows five presentations: Rhino-cerebral (Affecting sinuses & brain) Pulmonary (Involving lungs) Cutaneous (Involving skin) Gastrointestinal D ..read more
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Immunotherapy in Cancer
American Oncology Network
by admin
2y ago
The immune system is a powerful weapon against disease, infections and defective cells. Because cancer cells are the body’s mutated cells, they are not always recognized by the immune system as invaders. Also, cancer cells have multiple ways to evade, shut down or overpower an immune attack. Immunotherapy in cancer is the treatment that uses certain parts of a person’s immune system to fight cancer. What is the relationship between cancer and the immune system? While many of our cells grow and divide naturally, this behaviour is tightly controlled by a variety of factors, including the genes w ..read more
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