Listen To Article Also called lipids, fats are an important part of our diet and carry out many essential functions in our body like insulation and shock absorbers for the delicate organs of the body. Fat is stored in the body in special cells called adipocytes and put to use whenever required. Liposarcoma is a […]
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Listen To Article Cervix is a part of the female reproductive system that extends from the lower end of the uterus to the upper vagina. Cervical cancer is cancer that starts in the cells of the cervix. Human Papillomavirus or HPV is the most common cause of cervical cancer. When there is an attack by […]
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Listen To Article Ovaries are the female gonads that are located on the lower abdomen on either side of the uterus. The main function of the almond-shaped ovaries is to produce mature ova or eggs every month during the childbearing years. They also produce female hormones called progesterone and estrogen. What are these cysts that […]
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Listen To Article We live in strange times, where ailments that were uncommon and rare are now common occurrences. No one is spared age is no barrier for an ailment to keep you down. The one thing that remains unchanged is the fear that the word cancer brings in. Cancer is still feared and dreaded […]
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Listen To Article Cancer is by any standards one of the most dreadful diseases known to mankind. Out of all the different forms of cancer that are prevalent in the world, leukaemia is by far the most deadly of the lot. Leukaemia is a condition in which those parts of the body are affected that […]
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Listen To Article A robust immune system is the cornerstone of a healthy existence. The immune system consists of a group of organs inside the body that work in tandem to fight off foreign invaders like viruses, bacteria, and toxic elements that may try to infiltrate the body and lead to diseases. It is, therefore, […]
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Listen To Article The uterus is an organ of the female reproductive system in which the fertilized zygote embeds itself for further development. It is shaped like an upside-down pear and has three parts namely, fundus (top), corpus (middle), and cervix (bottom). There are two layers in it and the inner layer is called the […]
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Listen To Article Oxygen is life for us but do we even realise what we are breathing in these days? With the inevitable rise in pollution levels, we are breathing in more of chemicals than fresh air. Add on the habit of smoking which further increases the chances of lung cancer. Statistics say that some […]
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Colon Cancer is the third most common form of cancer around the world as it tends to affect 1 in almost 20 people. In its nascent stage, it shows up in the type of polyp in the colon. In a period of 7 to 10 years, this polyp matures into a proper malignant growth that […]
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Listen To Article Basal Cell Carcinoma or BCC is one of the most non-fatal forms of skin cancer. Luckily, it is also the most common type affecting 80% of the total skin cancer cases reported. More often than not, BCC remains contained in the original cancerous lesion and does not metastasize to other parts of […]
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Cancer is medically defined as the uncontrolled proliferation of abnormal cells in the body. There is a myriad of cancer these days, but breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women. It starts when the cells of the milk-producing glands in the breast tissue undergo mutation or change and keep dividing without […]
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Listen To Article Cancer today has become more common than common cold and flu. Reason being the lifestyle of the day! Unhealthy eating habits, irregular sleeping pattern, adulteration of anything and everything is making this scary disease so common these days. Sonali Bendre Behl’s Announcement of Cancer Sonali Bendre Behl, the Sarfarosh girl has lately been […]
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