Through its idealistic, yet perfectly achievable goal of distributed cancer care, using technology, Karkinos Healthcare is laying the foundations for a cancer groundshot and moonshot in the rural and urban landscapes across India.
The fact that 178,500 new breast cancer cases occur and 90,500 women die of it every year underscores the urgent need for reducing breast cancer burden in India.
Dr. Atamjot K Grewal shares with us her experience of being early diagnosed with breast cancer, overcoming it successfully, and being actively involved in setting-up facilities to aid in Early Cancer Detection.
Worldwide, the entire month of June is dedicated to honoring cancer survivors. In most cancer survivors, the disease leaves a sense of responsibility, i.e., to raise awareness about cancer as a preventable disease.
Police women, participating in the screening program, had access to scientifically advanced cancer diagnostics including the Gold Standard HPV test.
It is important to empower the woman with knowledge on the right approach to health and wellness. Educating women on preventing life-threatening diseases like cancer is critical to accomplish goals focused on women’s health and in breaking the biases.
Noticed a lump in your breast? Don’t worry! It may not be cancerous. It is important to understand that most breast lumps are not cancerous. A lump may be malignant (cancerous) or precancerous, but there are several types of breast lumps that are benign (noncancerous).…
Karkinos Healthcare, being a technology-driven comprehensive cancer care company, will bring about a generational shift in the minds of Indian citizens towards cancer as a disease. The importance of early detection will be seeded in the minds of a common man and the value of screening and prevention will be prioritized.
As part of this tie-up called ‘Light it Pink’ and to mark October as the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Ripon Building, the iconic structure of Chennai Corporation, was lit up in pink on 31st October 2021.
Friends, this is breast cancer awareness month and this is part 1 of the 3-part series of articles I decided to write for the benefit of team Karkinos, nonmedical colleagues, and friends. Education, they say, starts at home as we expand our horizons to go to the world. Part 2 deals with the changing spectrum in breast cancer and Part 3 – the challenges in breast cancer and overcoming them.
New treatment interventions and progress in understanding the biology of cancer truly changed the overall prognosis and survival indices in breast cancer.
We as a community need to work together and not just brace it but contribute to the dawn of new innovative and creative thoughts to cancel and checkmate cancer and overcome the challenges for a better tomorrow.
By Dr. R. Sankaranarayanan – Director, Preventive Oncology, Karkinos Healthcare
Cancer ― the Emperor of all Maladies ― is one of the greatest health challenges to mankind and is one of the leading causes of death across the globe. I have personally seen the disease to devastate families and to drag people to extreme poverty.
