Best Medical Oncologist in Bangalore - Dr.Murali Subramanian

In today's article, I will be talking about some of the frequently asked questions about breast cancer. As the rate of breast cancer is increasing rapidly so, people are getting afraid nowadays. To identify or detect the onset of this disease everyone asked lots of questions to us. I will try my best to answers all of those questions in this episode.  What is breast cancer? It’s the cancerous tumor formed within your breast tissues or ducts.  What causes breast cancer? Till now there is no clear idea about the causes of breast cancer. Medical science has only identified risk factors. Those include: Hormonal changes Lifestyles Growing age Having a baby after the age of 30. Use of oral contraceptives for a longer time. History of chest radiation therapy. Long-term combined hormone therapy. Excessive alcohol consumption. Obesity Hormonal changes after menopause. What are the symptoms? Formation of a new lu...

Breast cancers have become a very common disease nowadays. People are getting conscious about this disease. However, there are lots of myths that create misconceptions among the general public and hamper their preventive effort toward this evil disease. Let’s know the fact against those myths.   Myth 1: Maintaining healthy lifestyle, e.g. healthy diet, regular exercises, limited alcohol consumption and regular exercise eliminate the risk of breast cancer . Fact:  These lifestyle behaviors lower the risk but can’t eliminate it.  Presently no one is 100% safe from breast cancer. Yes, it’s always better to take precautions and lots of evidence is there that proves a healthy lifestyle lowers the risk of breast cancer to a greater extent. But again I am saying it can’t assure you that you will not have it. So, I would suggest, besides your healthy lifestyle also do a regular screening of breast cancer. This disease can be treated better as early as it gets disorga...

This is to all of those smokers, past smokers who are living with the fear of lung cancer, and those who are very confident about not getting attacked by this disease even after smoking. Cancer has already become evil to our civilization. Apart from several risk factors smoking is the topmost risk factor of lung cancer. Around 90% of lung cancer deaths caused due to smoking. ·         Risks in active smokers.  Smoking cigarettes increase the risk of lung cancer by 15 to 30 times. Even you smoke 1 to 2 cigarettes a day; you take yourself closer to the risk of lung cancer by the risk 3 to five times. The trachea and bronchus are the two parts of the lungs that get mostly affected by smoking caused cancer. ·         Risk in second-hand smokers.  Some people think that only active smoking causes lung cancer. But researches show the majority of non-smoker lung cancer patients have a history of staying around o...

The rate of new breast cancer cases is in rapid hike nowadays. As per WHO’s analysis, this rate might increase to 50% by the end of 2020, with around 15 million new cases.   While things are going beyond our hands, still we can at least remain conscious about this disease to ensure a better handling plan for it.   In this article, let’s know about the various risk factors that boost up the possibility of breast cancer .   The risk factor for breast cancer is mapped under two types: 1.      Controllable 2.      Uncontrollable   1.     Controllable factors ·         Obesity . Besides breast cancer, obesity has become an additional threat to the entire world. Among all of its downsides, the increased risk of breast cancer is the most concerning one. Apart from general obesity, most of the women face post-menopausal weight gaining. Excessive fat tissues boost u...

There is always a fear in cancer survivors that the cancer will come back. Though we cannot control whether the cancer will come back, we can control how much this fear will affect our life.   This is Dr. Murali Subramanian , Medical Oncologist in Bangalore, today i will dedicate this blog to the various ways cancer survivors can manage fear of cancer recurrence. Tips for coping with the fear of recurrence We know that living with uncertainty is never easy. However, it is important to remind yourself that fear and anxiety is normal factors of survivorship. Worrying about cancer recurrence is normally most intense the first year after treatment. In most patients, this worry usually gets better over time. I will today share with you a few ideas to help you or your loved one cope with the fear of recurrence: ·          Recognize your emotions.  It is recommended that you never hide your emotions .Many cancer survivors I have seen tr...