A positive never say die attitude, a good doctor, right diagnosis and treatment definitely assures that dealing with cancer you are still taking the right road to life!
INTRODUCTION
Absolutely health conscious, eating right, exercising regularly and not expecting to fall sick! But you have just returned from the doctor’s clinic with a diagnosis which has left you numb! You just heard the “C” word which everyone dreads! At the onset remember you are not the only person suffering from this disease! Thousands of people across the globe are diagnosed with cancer in various stages every year! Simple statistics from the US taken in the year 2014 reveal that whopping 43% men suffered from prostate cancer while 41% women suffered from breast cancer. The total number of cancer cases in men was 6,876,600 and in women were 7,607,230.
There are many cases of cancer which go misdiagnosed or are diagnosed late and therefore treating them becomes difficult. If your doctor has given you the diagnosis at the correct time, remember you are still luckier than many and your cancer is very much treatable. You need to first take a family member of good friend into confidence and share your health problems with them because during the course of the treatment you will require some moral support.
IF YUVI CAN YOU CAN…
A standing example of someone who fought against cancer and is back in the field with his sixes and boundaries is that of cricketer Yuvaraj Singh. Despite his first biopsy report being stolen, his second biopsy report came in time and he was diagnosed with stage 1 cancer. The condition he suffered from was a rare one called lung seminoma where a ball sized growth appears in the organ. This condition is treatable in 95% cases and Yuvaraj Singh was lucky enough to be diagnosed in time and treated by the best of doctors in the United States. “I’ve always believed that no matter how hard the battle, I can win it. I have fought against cancer and your support and love has given me the power to win it,” says Yuvaraj Singh and he has now set up a foundation called youwecan to raise funds for cancer awareness and treatment. (www.youwecan.com).
But not everyone is as lucky as Yuvaraj Singh to be diagnosed in time and to have access to the best of treatment. But a belief like his can help patients with cancer overcome the disease to a large extent.
WHAT IS CANCER
According to medical studies, cancer is defined as a phenomenon which is related to a collection of related diseases and is symptomized by the multiplication of cells in a particular body part and in later stages these cells spread to the surrounding tissues. Cancer is primarily a genetic disease and is caused by a change in the way the genes control the growth of our body cells. Cancer is diagnosed in different stages and in the initial stages the cancer is restricted to the part of the body where it is diagnosed but when in later stages it spreads to nearby organs and is called metastasis. For example a metasised breast cancer may have spread to the lungs. The common types of cancer in women include breast cancer and ovarian cancer and in men prostrate and penile cancers are very common.
A SECOND OPINION HELPS
If you are still confused and need a good second opinion regarding your cancer coupled with some good counseling then http://www.grandopinion.com is the perfect website for you to log in to for seeking advice. With experts from all fields including oncology and pathology they believe in imparting right information, advice to help patients and their families go through the traumatic time of dealing with cancer.
The portal was born out of concern about misdiagnosis of diseases. A misdiagnosis is basically either a late diagnosis or a wrong diagnosis of a disease and when it comes to cancer patients can afford neither a wrong nor a late diagnosis as early diagnosis is the key to treating cancer. According to a Harvard Medical Study Practice done in the year 1991 out of the study done on 1133 cases, 14% of the cases were misdiagnosed. A majority of these cases is due to human error. A second opinion always helps and if you can get that second opinion sitting at home from a website like GrandOpinion, it could be of huge help to you while dealing with cancer.
THE LINE OF TREATMENT- HOPE FOR ALL
As a cancer patient what you need to first know that although it is considered as the most dreaded of diseases, there is hope for patients. Medical technology has grown by leaps and bounds and there many different types of treatments for this disease. Please remember one size does not fit every one when it comes to medical treatment! And the same goes with cancer treatment. The treatment is decided depending upon the size of the tumor, the stage of the cancer, other medical conditions and age of the patient to name a few. Initial cancers can be surgically removed and followed with chemotherapies. Later stages of cancer are tumors which are inoperable and either chemotherapy or radiation is used to treat such tumors. Your doctor is the best person to decide the line of treatment based on your reports. The treatments of course has its own set of side effects like loss of appetite, hair fall etc. Your doctor will advise you on the same. For further more advice and to have a friend at reach at all times GrandOpinion is again a great portal. GrandOpinion helps individuals and families by speeding up the process of getting their diagnosis and choosing their line of treatment. Time is of prime importance to the team at GrandOpinion. Second Opinion is the best service offered by GrandOpinion and through this you can seek some good help in understanding your condition better and preparing for your treatment helping you get back on the road to life
DOES CANCER RECUR?
Cancer can either progress or recur in some cases. But despite eating right, exercising and taking care of yourself sometimes cancer recurs. Please don’t blame yourself for it as cancer is something which is not in human control. Just get to your doctor in time so you can stop this plaguing disease from spreading further.
Here again GrandOpinion can help you through Second Opinion and you can seek the best advice before you set out on another round of treatments because the right treatment helps you get on to the road to life in the best possible way.
A dreadful disease alright, but a positive attitude, coupled with a good doctor, treatment and if required a second opinion from GrandOpinion can all help you stride down this road of treatment with confidence and win your battle and get back on to the road to life…because if Yuvi can so can You!
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By Ashish Dhar, Founder Director, Grandopinion
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