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The word “survivorship” is often used in several different ways. One common definition is a person without cancer after finishing treatment. Another common definition is the process of living with, through, and beyond cancer. According to this definition, cancer survivorship begins at diagnosis and includes people who continue to receive treatment to either reduce the risk of the cancer coming back or to manage chronic disease. The NCCN Survivorship Panel supports the NCI’s definition of a cancer survivor: “An individual is considered a cancer survivor from the time of diagnosis, through the balance of his or her life. Family members, friends, and caregivers are also impacted and included in this definition and are therefore included in this definition.” No matter how it is defined, survivorship is unique for every person. Everyone has to find his or her own path to navigate the changes and challenges that arise as a resul...

Winter comes with some of the major risk factors for heart diseases, respiratory diseases and highly contagious viruses. People often view the danger as hypothermia or frostbite. This dropped temperature during winter directly impacts your health and brings people of heart disease to maximum risk of heart attack or cardiac arrest. Why heart attacks cases increase in winter? Heart attacks are common in winter season. There are several theories mentioning the cause of heart attack in winter. The main risk factor is body’s physiological mechanism – In human body, we have autonomic nervous system of which one component is sympathetic nervous system whose activation increases in winter and narrow our blood vessels, and this narrowing is called vasoconstriction. This also leads to increase in the blood pressure of body. Due to the vasoconstriction, the blood flow is decreased and the heart needs to work extra hard to pump the blood and keep the body temperature maintained. The cold...

Heart attack is a serious medical emergency which can occur due to the blockage (usually blood clot) of blood reaching to the heart. This blocked blood flow can damage heart muscle. Why Heart Attack Occurs? The Blood Supply Is Reduced Due To Slow Process (Called Ischemia)And Change In Blood Vessels Diameter Because Of The Collected Lipids Called Atherosclerosis May Cause A Heart Attack. Heart Attack Can Happen Due To Clotting Of Blood In The Blood Vessel (Artery)Supplying The Part Which May Cause Serious Damage To Heart Muscles And Can Be Life Threatening. An Embolism Can Also Be A Main Cause Of Heart Attack On Which A Broken Part Of The Clot From Somewhere Else Coming With The Blood To The Part And Blocking The Concerned Vessel Which Restrict Blood Reaching Heart. Arteriosclerosis (Hardening Of The Concerned Vessel) Isthe Depositions Of Calcium In The Vessel Wall Makes It Hard And Restrict Blood Flow. Symptoms of Heart Attack Some common heart attack sympto...

Diagnosing prostate cancer involves few tests and once it is diagnosed, multiple options available to treat and cure the disease. Once you reach urologist or uro-oncologist, they might ask to get few tests done. Tests and procedures used to diagnose prostate cancer include: Ultrasound KUB  – Simple renal ultrasound which represents the condition of kidney, ureter and bladder. This ultrasound can show the size of the kidney, kidney injury signs, abnormalities present since birth, blockage or kidney stone, complication of urinary tract infection, cysts or tumors and ureter abnormality, bladder capacity, bladder wall thickening, prostate size DRE (Digital Rectal Examination)  - Doctor consult this as the first test to perform to confirm any nodule in the prostate that could be a cancer as a regular physical examination. PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen)  – This PSA test measures the value of PSA level (0.1-4.0) in the man’s blood. If someone is a taking 5AR...