Kothagudem: In a kind gesture towards the cancer patients an MBBS student from Kothagudem has donated her hair for the purpose of making hair wigs for the patients. The student, Devanapalli Akshaya Ramesh, studying MBBS second year at Surabhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Siddipet wanted to help the cancer patients who lose hair due to […]
Hyderabad: Aasya Foundation organized a walkathon ‘Mission 500: Walk for Hope’ at Jalavihar, Necklace Road on Sunday with an objective of saving 24 cancer patients. In order to support the cause, prominent personalities including actors Sree Vishnu and Prabhakar, anchors Ravi and Mrudula, Bigg Boss fame Maanas, MLRIT College Chairman Marri Laxman Reddy, Bala Latha […]
Karimnagar: Generosity is not just confined to the wealthy. Even ordinary people can go to extraordinary lengths to help fellow human beings. This is amply proved in respect of Kannaiah, a butcher. He came up with a novel way to help the poor people suffering from cancer. Kannaiah, who sells meat in Adarshnagar locality here […]
"Dexamethasone has positive and negative effects -- it inhibits cancer growth, but also suppresses the immune system," said researcher Maximilian Schaefer from the Harvard Medical School, Boston.
Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi distributed fruits to patients undergoing treatment at Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital hospital’s paediatric and Aarogyasri wards and interacted with them
"Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive human malignancies, with an overall med ian survival that is less than five months," says cancer biologist Yutaka Kondo of Nagoya University
The Indian boy, Taksh Jain is "growing his hair until it reaches a good length for donation", said his mother Neha Jain, originally from Kota, Rajasthan.
Chemotherapy process decreases the immunity level of the patient by lowering white blood cells count. And with low white blood cells count severe infection can affect the patient more severely and add to the challenges