Depending on the tumor and its location, there may be different types of surgery that are applicable. Perhaps the most common type of surgery for tumors is the most invasive; this involves full anesthesia and a few hours on the operating table. Fortunately, with new discoveries being made all the time there are now more alternative surgeries available which are less invasive and may not involve full anesthesia. There...
The next step for those of us who are dealing with tumors (carcinomas or some sarcomas) is surgery. Now the dreaded world that we call “the cancer journey” has opened to us: but the reality is that we do not know what is in store for us – we just know that it is dreaded by everyone. So now we anxiously wait for the day of the operation. When...
After an agonizing time of waiting, we are asked finally to do a biopsy (in case of tumors). This is the only test that gives 100% certainty, but it is also the most expensive one. As we leave the doctor’s office after, the dreaded words: “It is Cancer!” still ring in our ears. But many people hear something different – they hear “Death is coming now!” Now comes the...
