January 2019 - Hope blog

BREAST CANCER DOCTOR-SPEAK

Ask4healthcare January 31, 2019October 12, 2019 0 Comments BIRADS 4 or BIRADS 5, BRCA mutation, Breast biopsy, Breast cancer, Breast Cancer Dr Wesley M Jose, Hereditary cancers, Sporadic breast cancer

DOCTOR-SPEAK—Breast Cancer, Dr Wesley M Jose

Dr Wesley M Jose MBBS, MD, DNB, MNAMS, FIACM, PGDIM Associate Professor Medical Oncology & Hematology Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, KOCHI

DOCTOR-SPEAK THALASSEMIA

Ask4healthcare January 30, 2019June 6, 2019 0 Comments Blood transfusion, Defect in hemoglobin, Hemoglobin electrophoresis, Hereditary condition, Thalassemia Dr Sharat Damodar, thalassemia major

DOCTOR-SPEAK—Thalassemia, Dr Sharat Damodar

Dr Sharat Damodar MD, DNB, DM Senior Consultant Haematologist and Head of Haematology & Bone Marrow Transplant Clinical Director,

Ask4healthcare January 28, 2019October 11, 2019 0 Comments BRCA1, BRCA2, Breast cancer, Breast pain, Chemotherapy, Hormone replacement therapy, Lump in breast, Lumpectomy, Mastectomy, Nipple discharge, Radiation therapy, Radical mastectomy, Tamoxifen

BREAST CANCER

History Breast cancer is known to humans for a long time. Dating back to 3,000 – 2,500 BC, the medical

LEUKEMIA PATIENT STORY

Ask4healthcare January 24, 2019June 16, 2022 0 Comments Acidity, Bone marrow transplant, Chemotherapy, GVHD, Lack of appetite, Leukemia

PATIENT STORY—Leukemia, Dehradun

Tell us something about yourself and your family. I am Tapas Biala and I am 32 years old. I run

PATIENT STORY VON HIPPEL – LINDAU SYNDROME

Ask4healthcare January 21, 2019June 16, 2022 0 Comments Brain tumor, Neurosurgeon, Rare genetic disorder, VHL, Von Hippel – Lindau Syndrome

PATIENT STORY—VHL, Jaipur

If you have an inspiring patient story to share, submit your details here I am Dr Rashmi, a postgraduate

Ask4healthcare January 21, 2019May 13, 2019 0 Comments Acute myeloid leukemia, Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Leukemia, Leukemia symptoms, Leukemia types

LEUKEMIA

History Leukemia is a malignant cancer of the blood and bone marrow. It was first described in 1827 by Alfred-Armand-Louis-Marie-Vlepeau,

BREAST CANCER PATIENT STORY

Ask4healthcare January 17, 2019September 28, 2019 0 Comments Breast, Breast cancer, Breast cancer patients, CANSTOP, Chemotherapy, Dr Hemant Raj, Lump in breast, Medical checkup, Meditation and exercise, Positive attitude, Radiotherapy

PATIENT STORY—Breast Cancer, Chennai

I am Rekha, a lawyer by profession, 65 years of age, from Chennai. One fine morning, while busy preparing for

Ask4healthcare January 10, 2019May 1, 2019 0 Comments Alpha thalassemia, beta thalassemia, thalassemia disease, thalassemia major, thalassemia symptoms, thalassemia types

THALASSEMIA

History Thalassemia was first recognized in 1925 by a Detroit physician Thomas Benton Cooley who studied Italian children with acute

Ask4healthcare January 8, 2019May 13, 2019 0 Comments Children with Down syndrome, Down syndrome, Down syndrome cure, Down syndrome features, People with Down syndrome, Trisomy 21

DOWN SYNDROME (Trisomy 21)

History English physician John Langdon Down was the first person to describe Down syndrome in 1862 and help differentiate the