Tag: TNM Staging.
Lets Talk About Cancer: What is a Biopsy
What is a biopsy? A biopsy is procedure that checks an abnormal area of tissue. Doctors use different methods to do breast biopsies. They can: Use a large needle to take 1 or more small samples of tissue from the breast. Do an operation to take out part or all of the abnormal tissue. You […]
Fight against Cancer: Questions to ask your doctor on being diagnosed with Breast Cancer
Rama a 46 yr old female presented with breast lump. She was diagnosed to have Breast cancer. Rama had lots of apprehensions and queries but she really did not know what to ask and hence adding to her confusion. So I just decided to compile some pertinent questions that you need to ask […]
What questions to ask doctor about cancer?
When a person is affected by cancer the patient and relatives become very nervous and confused. They try to take thousands of opinions without knowing what they want to know from the various doctors they meet. In this post i have compiled few important questions that the patient need to ask the doctor after the […]
Cancer Staging a Brief Guide
The most important question that a cancer patient and his care giver want to know is “What is the stage of cancer I have?” Basically a patient wants to know whether he’s disease is curable or not and he tries to correlate with the stage of the disease. For the benefit of the patient I […]