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In these times of COVID pandemic, another dreaded ‘C’ disease is CANCER. The treatment for Cancer cannot be delayed even in pandemic. Cancer patient needs immediate investigation and staging of cancer so that appropriate treatment can be started as soon as possible. Breast cancer has become the commonest cancer in women in India, accounting for nearly 14% of cancers in women. Incidence of breast cancer is increasing in younger age group, so greater awareness is required in the general population regarding the symptoms of breast cancer. As with all diseases, certain myths have become associated with breast cancer in the general population. These myths are further strengthened by lot of misinformation being shared on various social media platforms. We would like to burst certain widely prevalent myths associated with breast cancer through this article, so that people can take timely advice and treatment. Most common myth is that all lumps in breast are cancer. Scientific evidence has...

In these times of COVID pandemic, another dreaded ‘C’ disease is CANCER. The treatment for Cancer cannot be delayed even in pandemic. Cancer patient needs immediate investigation and staging of cancer so that appropriate treatment can be started as soon as possible. Breast cancer has become the commonest cancer in women in India, accounting for nearly 14% of cancers in women. Incidence of breast cancer is increasing in younger age group, so greater awareness is required in the general population regarding the symptoms of breast cancer. As with all diseases, certain myths have become associated with breast cancer in the general population. These myths are further strengthened by lot of misinformation being shared on various social media platforms. We would like to burst certain widely prevalent myths associated with breast cancer through this article, so that people can take timely advice and treatment. Most common myth is that all lumps in breast are cancer. Scientific evidence has...

I have been in the profession of treating “ Back Related Problems ” for about 11 years now. During this time span, I had been to various countries and the experiences I gathered are totally different. My journeys so far provided me with opportunities to know and learn from patient’s psychology and perspective about spine surgery. One common thing that I find across the patient population suffering from back-related problems is that most of them do not know much about back problems” except a few words like “Sciatica, Slip Disc” etc. And the biggest myth prevailing about the spine is that “spine surgery cannot be done”. A patient who cannot walk or stand or even sit easily without pain does not want to accept the option of spine surgery thinking that the only outcome of spine surgery is paralysis because spine surgery is never successful! Let me try to give a surgeon’s scientific views on this: Q:1. Is spine surgery never successful? It is a known fact that no surgery in this world ...

I have been in the profession of treating “ Back Related Problems ” for about 11 years now. During this time span, I had been to various countries and the experiences I gathered are totally different. My journeys so far provided me with opportunities to know and learn from patient’s psychology and perspective about spine surgery. One common thing that I find across the patient population suffering from back-related problems is that most of them do not know much about back problems” except a few words like “Sciatica, Slip Disc” etc. And the biggest myth prevailing about the spine is that “spine surgery cannot be done”. A patient who cannot walk or stand or even sit easily without pain does not want to accept the option of spine surgery thinking that the only outcome of spine surgery is paralysis because spine surgery is never successful! Let me try to give a surgeon’s scientific views on this: Q:1. Is spine surgery never successful? It is a known fact that no surgery in this world ...