cancer Archive

This is a simplified article for non-medical readers to understand the development, signs, treatment and prevention of cancers. Before going into depth, it is necessary to understnad that cancer is a non-communicable disease and hence, does not spread through air, water or clothing. Cancer cells are ...Read More

Background and statistics: Oral cancer is one of the most challenging malignancies of the head and neck region and remains a major global threat to public health. It accounts for approximately 5% of all cancers globally, while in India it is about 30% of ...Read More

Cancer as a disease still remains one of the most complex human illness with high degree of morbidity and mortality across the globe. The involvement of multiple risk factors (genetics, hereditary, environmental etc) further adds a huge challenge in understanding the cancer puzzle even ...Read More

Genes that are involved in the control of normal cell proliferation can be classified as: Proliferative genes: Proto-oncogenes; mutated proto-oncogenes may become oncogenes. Antiproliferative or tumour-suppressor genes: act to suppress cell proliferation. Tumour cells also can arise by non-genetic means through the actions of ...Read More

Monoclonal Antibodies have been used in treatment of various diseases in human.Production of monoclonal antibodies involving human–mouse hybrid cells was described by Jerrold Schwaber in 1973. These are  monospecific antibodies that are made by identical immune cells that are all clones of a unique ...Read More

Obesity can result in various Disorders and pathologies: Lecture notes Obesity , as known from various Studies, is an associated cause for increase in morbidity and mortality. There is  50–100% increase in risk of death from all causes compared to normal weight people, mostly ...Read More