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Metastatic kidney cancer, also known as metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), is a formidable challenge in oncology. It is a type of cancer that originates in the kidneys and has spread to other parts of the body. The prognosis for metastatic kidney cancer has historically been poor, but advancements in understanding the disease's biology and the emergence of novel treatment strategies have provided hope for improved outcomes. Talking to The HealthSite, Dr Indranil Ghosh, Apollo Cancer Centre, Kolkata, sheds light on the prognostic factors associated with metastatic kidney cancer and highlights some of the innovative treatment approaches that have shown promise in recent years. Prognostic Factors Linked To Metastatic Kidney Cancer Performance Status: The patient's overall health and ability to carry out daily activities, as measured by performance status scores, play a crucial role in predicting prognosis. Patients with a good performance status generally have a better resp...

Breast cancer in women is creating a very serious situation. It is the second leading cause of death among women after lung cancer. However, by starting its treatment on time, it can be treated from the root and by doing so the complications are also reduced to a great extent. But its timely identification helps in its proper treatment. Therefore, the symptoms of breast cancer should be identified as early as possible. In this article, we are going to tell you about some symptoms related to breast cancer, with the help of which breast cancer can be treated on time. Director - Medical Oncology at Max Super Specialty Hospital Shalimar Bagh Delhi, Dr. Sajjan Rajpurohit shared some important inputs related to the treatment of breast cancer. Let us know the early symptoms and treatment of breast cancer 1. Tenderness in breast The condition of feeling any kind of lump in the breast is generally considered as the first sign of breast cancer. But pain on touching the breast can also be its fi...

Cancer cases are increasing rapidly in the country in the last few years. The increasing number of cancer patients is a matter of concern because this disease can happen to any person of any age. Many people think that eating tobacco causes cancer. Although there is no doubt that tobacco is a major cause of cancer, but people who do not consume cigarette, tobacco, gutkha also suffer from cancer. Apart from this, young children are also fighting with diseases like cancer.There are many other causes of cancer as well. It is very important for people to know about these reasons. Dr. Rajinder Kaur Saggu, Surgical Oncologist, Apollo Spectra Hospital, Karol Bagh, Delhi, says that cancer begins when some cells in our body start growing uncontrollably. Growing uncontrollably, these cells are so powerful that they infiltrate the normal tissues of the body and destroy them. Once cancer occurs , it can spread throughout the body. You must know how deadly cancer is. Cancer is the second biggest ca...

Cancer immunotherapy comprises a number of current and promising therapeutic approaches intended to eradicate tumors by activating host antitumor immunity [1,2]. FDA approval of immune checkpoint blocking (ICBs) therapies and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-engineered T-cell immunotherapies has significantly improved cancer treatment, but they are not effective in all cancer patients. Cancer vaccines have not yet made the same clinical impact but have preventive and therapeutic potential, alone or in combination [3], and may provide lifelong immunity against cancer recurrence, potentially becoming an integral part of future combinatorial immunotherapies [4]. Turning tumor cells into cancer killers Corresponding author Khalid Shah stated that they have worked on a simple idea, transforming cancer cells into cancer killers and vaccines. Shah is the director of the Center for Stem Cell and Translational Immunotherapy (CSTI)."Using gene engineering, we are repurposing cancer cells to ...

If the treatment of a serious disease like cancer is started on time, then cancer can be prevented from becoming serious and cancer patients can be saved from many complications due to their disease. However, the techniques and medicines used for the treatment of cancer can also have many side-effects which can be seen in patients sooner or their effect can be seen in them for a long time. Hair loss post cancer treatment or the patient becoming completely bald, changes in weight, problems related to memory and changes related to hunger and thirst etc. are often seen in cancer patients (post cancer treatment problems). . At the same time, a new study has claimed that, After getting cancer treatment, people may have reduced fertility or the problem of infertility may increase in them. Can Cancer Treatment Increase Infertility Problems? (Can Cancer Treatment Cause Infertility In Men And Women) According to this new study, people's fertility is affected due to cancer treatment and thi...