Someone had to start and it was Dr Dhani Ram Baruah who set the ball rolling in 1997. Every radical idea is opposed at first. This Indian doctor who tried pig to human heart transplant was jailed. However, ball rolled by him seems to have gained phase after a long gap. Dr Dhani Ram Baruah Yesterday we saw another ‘first’ pig to human heart transplant reported by media. I understand media loves to report only firsts and TRP is important! Scientifically speaking this is the second such transplant and this one was with genetic modifications to better suite humans. Dr Muhammad M. Mohiuddin and Dr ..read more

Do you have a Facebook page for your work or business? Well, #metoo. And I thought it was a good idea till recently. Then it happened! About two months (September 2021) my Facebook clinic page got hacked and thus I lost control over it. The page had good number of following as we used to add good content to it. A lot of educational content. We did raise a ticket with Facebook support and were told that they will do the needful and restore the ownership. However, the rollercoaster ride started. They would say everything was restored, however, when we checked nothing was restored. Every time we ..read more

Have you ever sat in an aircraft and thought about the ability of the pilots to fly the aircraft? If yes, did you have a choice? There are many situations where we do not have a choice. Being very sick is one of them. A very sick patient is admitted to an ICU and a team of doctors who are qualified in intensive care take care of the patient. It is never a single persons job as the work is intense. In fact single person would not be able to deliver quality at all. In 333 BC Alexander’s army was passing through Cicilia (Modern day Turkey). Alexander the Great decided to take a bath in the icy w ..read more

Minimally invasive surgery refers to any surgical procedure that is performed through tiny incisions instead of a large opening.  In traditional surgical procedures, also called open surgery, one large is cut is made to the body. But, in minimally invasive surgery, the surgeon uses smaller tools, cameras, and lights to perform the surgery through a series of tiny cuts. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and robotic surgery some of the minimally invasive surgery techniques used today. These procedures are considered to be safer than open surgery due to the limited size of the inc ..read more

Depending on the type, location, and stage of cancer that they have been diagnosed with, surgery can be a promising option for some lung cancer patients. This form of treatment is most effective when the disease has been detected in an early stage (between stage 1 and stage 3). It is capable of being curative andis considered to bethe gold standard for the treatment of lung cancer. Surgery, when feasible, is usually the first step of treatment, and it helps doctors formulate future plans for the care of the patient in terms of adjusting dosage and choosing the most appropriate form of chemoth ..read more

Lung cancer is a matter of growing concern in today’s world. When a person is affected with this disease, cells in the lung divide uncontrollably and reduce their ability to breathe.If left untreated, the cancer could also spread to other parts of the body. Hence, early detection and treatment is crucial. There are two forms of lung cancer –small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), which represents about 15% of all cases, and non-smallcell lung cancer (NSCLC), which represents about 85% of all cases. SCLC is usually more difficult to detect, but it responds well to chemotherapy; meanwhile, NSCLC shows p ..read more

Lung cancer is one of the most common types of cancer.Patients diagnosed with this disease can be divided into four groups: Stage I, Stage II, Stage III, and Stage IV.  Stage I refers to the early stage of the disease, when the cancer is small and remains confinedto one area. In Stage II, the tumor is slightly bigger than it is in Stage I, about 3 to 5cm, and the adjoining lymph nodes may also be involved in the disease.Stage III meansthat the cancer is bigger in size and it has started to spread in the nearby tissues or to the lymph nodes.Stage IV represents cancer spreading to other pa ..read more

“Stage 1” is used to describe the early stage of lung cancer, where the tumor is confined to the lung, is less than 3cms in size, does not involve any adjacent structures such asthe diaphragm, pericardium, or chest wall,and has not spread to the lymph nodes or other parts of the page. In this stage, patients tend to respond well to treatment, and doctors are often able to find a cure. However, most lung cancer patients do not approach doctors at this stage because the disease either remains asymptomatic or it presents minor symptoms based on the location of the tumor. For example, if the tumo ..read more

Lung cancer has progressed from an obscure disease to one of the most common cancer in the world. Lung cancer is divided into various stages; Localized disease Regional disease, and Advanced disease. Early cancer is a stage 1 and 2 lung cancer; regional cancer is stage 3 lung cancer and advanced cancer is stage 4 cancer. Patients with stage 1 and 2 lung cancer will have a good prognosis. Stage 3 lung cancer is intermediate, and the lymph nodes are involved.  Stage 4 lung cancers are advanced cancer. Once the patient is diagnosed with lung cancer, the next step will be staging. Staging ..read more

“Ignorance is bliss, but knowledge is power”-Thomas Gray and Sir Francis Bacon Diagnosis of a disease usually occurs when the body begins to show symptoms of an abnormality or deviation from normal metabolism. From the common cold to COVID and cancer – specific diagnostic tools are developed to identify specific diseases. In the case of lung cancer, diagnosis is a challenge because major symptoms only appear at a late stage of the disease, and the patient may be asymptomatic initially. The key to early diagnosis is to be aware of the “vulnerable population” which is made up of smokers and oth ..read more