Doctors also point to significant lifestyle and reproductive changes behind the surge. As Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes to an end, oncologists across Bengaluru are flagging a worrying and consistent trend — breast cancer increasingly affecting younger women, often at more advanced stages. What was once a disease largely diagnosed after 50 is now appearing […]
Doctors warn diabetes patients about risk of smoking
People who smoke are also at much higher risk of developing diabetes compared to non-smokers Smoking is not only a major risk factor for diabetes, the combination of smoking and poor blood sugar control can increase the risk of health complications of diabetes and make it much more challenging to manage the disease. This was […]
Increasing number of women and young people falling victim to lung cancer: Doctors
India is seeing an increase in incidence of lung cancer, especially among women and younger age group. This is due to more and more women taking up smoking in the country, and the rising habit of early-age smoking in the younger age groups. Cases of lung cancer are also increasing in non-smokers and light smokers […]