Friday, 25 March 2016

ONCOLOGY – SHOULD WE BE READY NOW ?


Like most things, we put off gaining in depth knowledge into something as common as cancer. Also like most things, we think “this will never happen to me”. And as much as we hope and pray, bad things do happen. Isn’t it better to be prepared rather than face the sudden blow, unprepared and unarmed with something as basic and as easily available as information ?So yes, here’s the brutal reality : the world is developing at a dizzying pace and it is somewhat developing at the cost of human lives. 
The pollutants from industries, the radiation from the new towers and the tightly fit schedules of people with no time to take care of their health are all leading towards development of more and more illnesses, like cancer.Cancer, as we know , has been on the rise in people since the past few decades. It is no coincidence that this rise is accompanied with rapid industrialization, urbanization, and development. 
Cancer, in layman terms, is the abnormal growth of cells, which is caused due to all the factors mentioned above, alongwith other factors like genetics. Oncology is the branch of medicine that deals with different types of cancer.It is difficult to find a qualified oncologist who doesn’t charge an exorbitant fees in our country these days. There is a need to make healthcare affordable to all sections of society and it can be done either by improving the standards of government hospitals or by making it mandatory for doctors in private hospitals to devote a fixed amount of their time and services to the underprivileged, free of cost.

Dr. Dinesh Chandra Katiyar is a surgical oncologist with MBBS and MS degrees, along with an M.Ch in surgical oncology. Appointments with him can be booked at https://www.medicosa.com. By -Sukanya
For more info : Dr. Dinesh Chandra Katiyar

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