Significance of understanding breast cancer treatment options Treatment of breast cancer has undergone a change over the years. 2 decades ago, it was believed that initial surgery followed by standard chemotherapy was sufficient treatment for breast cancer. However, the theory of ‘one size fits all’ is no longer valid. Customized treatment is now required for …
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Blood cancer, 2 seemingly innocuous syllables of the English vocabulary. Easy to say, simple to understand. And yet, these innocent sounding words are sufficient to make a grown man break out in a sweat, and send shivers down one’s spine. Why should a diagnosis of Blood Cancer evoke so much of fear and anxiety? When …
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Introduction: This was a 50 year old lady who came to me in 2019. She had been referred by a former patient of ovarian cancer treated by me a few years ago. Patient History: This lady was in extreme pain when she visited me. Her symptoms had started a few months ago when she had …
Introduction: This is a case study of a 36-year-old male who was diagnosed with Stage 4 Metastatic Colo-Rectal Cancer amid the Delta wave of Covid in June 2021. He was in significant pain and faced difficulty sitting, with nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, and weight loss of 10 kg. He had a large mass at …
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Introduction:This is a case study of a 54-year-old lady who was diagnosed with Stage 4 Ovarian cancer and was told by her surgeon that she had little hope of survival and was likely to die within six months. The patient sought additional treatment options and was treated with chemotherapy and cytoreductive surgery resulting in complete …
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This is a case study of a 25-year-old boy who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2012. Despite receiving standard chemotherapy and an autologous transplant, the patient’s disease was refractory and had a poor prognosis. The patient sought additional treatment options and was treated with the novel targeted therapy Brentuximab Vedotin, resulting in a complete …
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This case report describes the management of an 11-year-old boy diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) in 2012. The patient was referred to Dr. Sujata Vasani after being initially diagnosed in Dubai, he was then admitted to a hospital in Mumbai for treatment. History: The patient presented with complaints of weakness, loss of appetite, fever …
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This is a case study of a 66-year-old gentleman who was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung Cancer. Despite receiving chemotherapy, his cancer had progressed. The patient sought additional treatment options and was treated with targeted therapy resulting in significant improvement in symptoms and the ability to resume work. History: This doctor came to me with …
Introduction: This was a 66 year old male who visited me in my clinic in early 2018. He had recently undergone a routine health check. A persistent lower back-ache, present since a year, gradually increasing in intensity and restricting his movements had prompted him to undergo an evaluation. History: Unfortunately, the tests had returned an …
