Cancer Risk Assessment

Ovarian cancer is the type of cancer that begins in the ovaries. The abnormal growth of cells in the ovary is rapid and can invade and destroy healthy body tissue. Cancer of the ovary causes more deaths than any other female reproductive cancers. According to a 2018 cancer database estimation, ovarian cancer is the third

When the cells anywhere in your liver are found to have grown in an abnormal manner, it is called liver cancer. It is the largest internal organ of the body. It performs several critical functions to help your body. It regulates most chemicals levels in the blood and excretes a product called bile. This carries

The esophagus is the tube that connects the throat to the stomach. Your esophagus helps move the food you swallow from the back of your throat to your stomach to be digested. Throat cancer refers to the cancer of the voice box, vocal cords and other parts of the throat. Whereas, esophageal cancer is cancer

Pancreatic cancer is the form of cancer that starts in your pancreas. During digestion, your pancreas makes pancreatic juices called enzymes that help break down sugars, fats and starches. It also releases hormones that aid in regulating your blood sugar. There are two kinds of pancreatic cancer based on the type of cell the cancer

Cancer that develops in the prostate gland is called prostate cancer. It is one of the common types of cancer. Prostate gland is a small walnut shaped gland in men, which produces semen and is responsible for nourishment and transportation of sperm. However, it is not entirely impossible to know if one has  prostate cancer.

Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. These cells begin to accumulate to form tumours. Tumours could be benign or cancerous. When these abnormal cells grow in stomach or colon region, it is called stomach/ colon cancer. There are some screening procedures for colon cancer and other cancer risk assessment tools

Cancer can be categorized as abnormal growth of cells in a particular location in the body. These cells begin to form tumours, due to accumulation of cells. Tumours could be benign or cancerous. When cancer begins within the lungs or cancerous cell migrate from other area of the body to lungs, it is called lung

Breast cancer is the cancer that starts in your breast cells. This occurs when the breast cells go out of control. The tumours of the breast can be noncancerous (benign) and cancerous (malignant). There are different types of breast cancer. The kind of breast cancer depends on the which cells in the breast turn into

A brain tumour is an abnormal growth of cells in your brain. In India, the incidence of brain and central nervous system tumours range from 5 to 10 per 1 lakh population. Brain tumours can be dangerous as they put pressure on other healthy parts of the brain. Compared to tumours that originate in the