Dr Suresh Advani’s opinion on your type of cancer

There are already a lot of websites who answer your questions on what is breast cancer and the basics, so I am going to try to briefly tell you about what really patients want to know about their cancer from my 50+ years of experience

Patients inquiry for Breast Cancer

Ofcourse its curable provided its diagnosed at an earlier stage specially stage 1 and 2. The problem for late diagnosis is because most women don’t pay attention to any changes in their breasts or are shy to talk about it.
Not at all, Today if diagnosed earlier we may be able to save both the breasts by only taking out only the cancerous part on the breast. Its also known as minimal invasive surgery.
Not at all, if diagnosed earlier we may be able to save both the breasts by only taking out only the cancerous part on the breast. Its also known as minimal invasive surgery. But if its suspected to spread in the rest of the area the entire breast may have to be removed.
No not really, most of the small problems are cycological which can be helped with prosthesis readily available in the market
90% of the cases are not only cured but we are able to save both the breasts as well
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90% of the cases are not only cured but we are able to save both the breasts as well
40% of the patients get cured while for the rest we have to continue different treatment protocols to control the spread of the disease
At this stage its difficult because of poor prognosis, but we have a lot of treatment protocols to control the spread of the disease. But I must admit I have seen a lot of miracles happen in my lifetime in my 50+ years of experience which has surprised science
For any woman breast removal may cause social discomfort, but a huge variety of prosthesis are available which can help them feel comfortable when they are going for any social gathering or events
Yes, In stage 1 cancer and stage 2 cancer its is very much possible by a special form of surgery and by a specialist surgeon which I can recommend.
There are three main treatments, chemotherapy, surgery and radiotherapy. Which treatment is best for you and when will be decided after seeing all your reports and talking to you. Now a days we alsohave targeted therapy which has shown great response. Let me see your reports and speak to you and guide you on the best treatment protocol for you because treatments vary from person to person
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Definetly, provided you take all the care required to prevent covid 19
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These days its very safe, it has some known side effects which can be prevented and treated effectively
Is a very common procedure followed almost by every cancer patient in the US and Europe where a device is installed in you from which chemotherapy can be given. This ensures that for every chemotherapy injections pricks are avoided and your veins don’t get damaged. Lately its getting very common in India too. But this should be done by specialists only.
Mostly yes, but with certain medicines you don’t loose any hair. But there is absolutely nothing to worry as hair loss is not permanent. After your chemotherapy is over the hair comes back naturally
One can definetly organize at home provided you have your oncologists team giving you chemotherapy at home, but at times there may be a emergency and if you aren’t close to a hospital you may be in trouble
All lumps are not breast cancer, hardly about 10% of all lumps are breast cancer others are all benign. We can determine that with certain tests
Stage 1 breast cancer and stage 2 breast cancer there is only 10% chance of it coming back, while in stage 3 breast cancer and stage 4 breast cancer there may be a 50 % chance but even if it does come back we have treatment protocols that may control it again
Trastuzumab Injection has great response specially for her 2 + patients, and palbociclib for erpr + patients and many more effective medicines according to the stage of cancer
Very rarely, only 2% of breast cancer can be transferred in the family, and this is because of the gene defect
A lot of patients make the mistake of following a specific diet, in my opinion a patient needs to continue his or her normal diet which they have followed in their life and incase they are loosing weight, they should add milk, ghee, butter, ice creams, curd, paneer which can help them maintain their weight
Yes but its really very rare

Patients inquiry for Cervical Cancer

At an early stage yes its 100% curable while in late stagescure may be difficult but with new treatments it may be controlled
Its very highly/100% curable
Its very highly/100% curable
40% of the patients get cured while for the rest we have to continue treatment cycles to control the spread of the disease
At this stage its difficult because of poor prognosis, but we have a lot of treatment protocols to control the spread of the disease. But I will have to admit that I have seen miracles happen which has surprised science
In early stage surgery is the main treatment and in late stages it is chemotherapy and radiotherapy
We remove the nodes, we remove the uterus or where ever it has spread
These days its very safe, it has some known side effects which can be prevented and treated effectively
Is a very common procedure followed almost by every cancer patient in the US and Europe where a device is installed in you from which chemotherapy can be given. This ensures that for every chemotherapy injections pricks are avoided and your veins don’t get damaged. Lately its getting very common in India too. But this should be done by specialists only.

Mostly yes, but with certain medicines you don’t loose any hair. But there is absolutely nothing to worry as hair loss is not permanent. After your chemotherapy is over the hair comes back naturally

One can definetly organize at home provided you have your oncologists team giving you chemotherapy at home, but at times /rarely there may be a emergency and if you aren’t close to a hospital you may be in trouble
Mainly its irregular bleeding.
In early stages the chances of it coming back is less than 5 %
Inj cisplatin and Fluorouracil injectionare the main drugs which have mostly shown good results in controlling the disease
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A lot of patients make the mistake of following a specific diet, in my opinion a patient needs to continue his or her normal diet which they have followed in their life and incase they are loosing weight, they should add milk, ghee, butter, ice creams, curd, paneer which can help them maintain their weight

Patients inquiry for lung Cancer

If detected at an early stage its highly curable but if its detected in late stages the chances of cure fall but luckily we have highly reliable medicines now which may control the disease
Highly curable if detected at this stage
Highly curable if detected at this stage
50% may be cured but luckily we have advanced medicines and various protocols which may be able to control the disease
Here the chances of cure is low but luckily we have advanced medicines and various protocols which may be able to control the disease. But here too I have to admit I have seen plenty of people get cured which I only claim as a miracle.
We have chemotherapy, targeted therapy and radiotherapy and immunotherapy
Definetly, provided you take all the care required to prevent covid 19
These days its very safe, it has some known side effects which can be prevented and treated effectively
Is a very common procedure followed almost by every cancer patient in the US and Europe where a device is installed in you from which chemotherapy can be given. This ensures that for every chemotherapy injections pricks are avoided and your veins don’t get damaged. Lately its getting very common in India too. But this should be done by specialists only.
Mostly yes, but with certain medicines you don’t loose any hair. But there is absolutely nothing to worry as hair loss is not permanent. After your chemotherapy is over the hair comes back naturally
One can definetly organize at home provided you have your oncologists team giving you chemotherapy at home, but at times /rarely there may be a emergency and if you aren’t close to a hospital you may be in trouble
Cough, the blood in the sputum are the main signals
Stage 1 lung cancer and stage 2 lung cancer there is only 10% chance of it coming back, while in stage 3 lung cancer and stage 4 lung cancer the chances are high but even if it does come back we have treatment protocols that may help control the disease
Gemcitabine, paclitaxel, docetaxel,Pemetrexed, Gefitinib , Afatinibosimertinib, atezolizumab, Nivolumab,durvalumab, pembrolizumab are some of the highly effective medicines given but this may vary from patient to patient
A lot of patients make the mistake of following a specific diet, in my opinion a patient needs to continue his or her normal diet which they have followed in their life and incase they are loosing weight, they should add milk, ghee, butter, ice creams, curd, paneer which can help them maintain their weight
If you are comfortable, yes you can.

Patients inquiry for Stomach Cancer

Its highly curable when detected at an early stage while if detected at a late stage the cure rate is low but with highly advanced medicines the disease can be kept in control
40% of the patients get cured while for the rest we have to continue treatment cycles to control the spread of the disease
At this stage its difficult because of poor prognosis, but we have a lot of treatment protocols to control the spread of the disease
Mainly surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy
Definetly, provided you take all the care required to prevent covid 19
These days its very safe, it has some known side effects which can be prevented and treated
One can definetly organize at home provided you have your oncologists team giving you chemotherapy at home, but at times /rarely there may be a emergency and if you aren’t close to a hospital you may be in trouble
Weight loss, pain in the abdomen, difficultyin eating, loss of appetite are the main signals
Stage 1 breast cancer and stage 2 breast cancer there is only 10% chance of it coming back, while in stage 3 breast cancer and stage 4 breast cancer there may be a 50 % chance but even if it does come back we have treatment protocols to control the same
Docetaxal, cisplatin, oxaliplatin, irinocam are some of the medicines used
A lot of patients make the mistake of following a specific diet, in my opinion a patient needs to continue his or her normal diet which they have followed in their life and incase they are loosing weight, they should add milk, ghee, butter, ice creams, curd, paneer which can help them maintain their weight

Patients inquiry for head and neck Cancer

If detected at an early stage its highly curable but if its detected in late stages the chances of cure fall but luckily we have highly reliable medicines now which may control the disease
Highly curable if detected at this stage
Highly curable if detected at this stage
50% may be cured but luckily we have advanced medicines and various protocols which may be able to control the disease
Here the chances of cure is low but luckily we have advanced medicines and various protocols which may be able to control the disease. But here too I have to admit I have seen plenty of people get cured which I only claim as a miracle.

Mainly surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Stage 3 and 4 is a combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation

Definetly, provided you take all the care required to prevent covid 19
These days its very safe, it has some known side effects which can be prevented and treated
Is a very common procedure followed almost by every cancer patient in the US and Europe where a device is installed in you from which chemotherapy can be given. This ensures that for every chemotherapy injections pricks are avoided and your veins don’t get damaged. Lately its getting very common in India too. But this should be done by specialists only.
Mostly yes, but with certain medicines you don’t loose any hair. But there is absolutely nothing to worry as hair loss is not permanent. After your chemotherapy is over the hair comes back naturally
One can definetly organize at home provided you have your oncologists team giving you chemotherapy at home, but at times /rarely there may be a emergency and if you aren’t close to a hospital you may be in trouble
Mainly non healing ulcer in the mouth, painful ulser in the mouth not healing for 2 weeks or more or any growth in the mouth area
Stage 1 mouth cancer and stage 2 mouth cancer there is only 10% chance of it coming back, while in stage 3 mouth cancer and stage 4 mouth cancer there may be a 50 % chance but even if it does come back we have treatment protocols to control the same
Docetaxel, cisplatin, Cetuximab and immunotherapy are some of the medicines used
A lot of patients make the mistake of following a specific diet, in my opinion a patient needs to continue his or her normal diet which they have followed in their life and incase they are loosing weight, they should add milk, ghee, butter, ice creams, curd, paneer which can help them maintain their weight

Patients inquiry for Pediatric Cancer

Yes pediatric cancer is highly curable provided the right protocol is given and luckily the children tolerate the chemotherapy well and respond well as well
Highly curable as children can tolerate the chemotherapy better and respond well
Highly curable as children can tolerate the chemotherapy better and respond well
40% of the patients get cured while for the rest we have to continue treatment cycles to control the spread of the disease
At this stage its difficult because of poor prognosis, but we have a lot of treatment protocols to control the spread of the disease
Mainly chemotherapy protocols and rarely surgeries.

Definetly, provided you take all the care required to prevent covid 19

These days its very safe, it has some known side effects which can be prevented and treated effectively
Is a very common procedure followed almost by every cancer patient in the US and Europe where a device is installed in you from which chemotherapy can be given. This ensures that for every chemotherapy injections pricks are avoided and your veins don’t get damaged. Lately its getting very common in India too. But this should be done by specialists only.
Mostly yes, but with certain medicines you don’t loose any hair. But there is absolutely nothing to worry as hair loss is not permanent. After your chemotherapy is over the hair comes back naturally
One can definetly organize at home provided you have your oncologists team giving you chemotherapy at home, but at times /rarely there may be a emergency and if you aren’t close to a hospital you may be in trouble
Signs are usually related to which part of the body has cancer.
Cerubidine, Doxorubicin , l-asparaginase, methotrexate are some of the medicines used
A lot of patients make the mistake of following a specific diet, in my opinion a patient needs to continue his or her normal diet which they have followed in their life and incase they are loosing weight, they should add milk, ghee, butter, ice creams, curd, paneer which can help them maintain their weight

Patients inquiry for Blood Cancer

There are different types of blood cancer where some are curable while in some the rate of cure is really low. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is highly curable.
90% of the cases are curable depending on the type of cancer
90% of the cases are curable depending on the type of cancer
40% of the cases are curable depending on the type of cancer but at this stage too we have chemotherapy protocols that may help to stop the spread of the disease
Curability is low depending on the type of cancer but at this stage too we have chemotherapy protocols that may help to stop the spread of the disease. But I must admit to have seen cases where the chemotherapy gave very good response and it was a miracle
Definetly, provided you take all the care required to prevent covid 19
These days its very safe, it has some known side effects which can be prevented and treated
Is a very common procedure followed almost by every cancer patient in the US and Europe where a device is installed in you from which chemotherapy can be given. This ensures that for every chemotherapy injections pricks are avoided and your veins don’t get damaged. Lately its getting very common in India too. But this should be done by specialists only.
Mostly yes, but with certain medicines you don’t loose any hair. But there is absolutely nothing to worry as hair loss is not permanent. After your chemotherapy is over the hair comes back naturally
One can definetly organize at home provided you have your oncologists team giving you chemotherapy at home, but at times /rarely there may be a emergency and if you aren’t close to a hospital you may be in trouble
Low hemoglobin, bleeding, weight loss red spots, persisten fever are the main signals
Some of the blood cancers have a very low chance of coming back while some have a relatively high chance of coming back
Donomycin, adriyamycin, l aspargenes, methotrexate are some of the medicines used
A lot of patients make the mistake of following a specific diet, in my opinion a patient needs to continue his or her normal diet which they have followed in their life and incase they are loosing weight, they should add milk, ghee, butter, ice creams, curd, paneer which can help them maintain their weight

Patients inquiry for colorectal Cancer

Highly curable at early stages while at later stages we may have to give chemotherapy and radistion to control the spread of the disease
40% of the patients get cured while for the rest we have to continue treatment cycles to control the spread of the disease
At this stage its difficult because of poor prognosis, but we have a lot of treatment protocols to control the spread of the disease
Mainly surgery, while in stage 3 and 4 its chemotherapy and radiation.
Definetly, provided you take all the care required to prevent covid 19
These days its very safe, it has some known side effects which can be prevented and treated
Is a very common procedure followed almost by every cancer patient in the US and Europe where a device is installed in you from which chemotherapy can be given. This ensures that for every chemotherapy injections pricks are avoided and your veins don’t get damaged. Lately its getting very common in India too. But this should be done by specialists only.
Mostly yes, but with certain medicines you don’t loose any hair. But there is absolutely nothing to worry as hair loss is not permanent. After your chemotherapy is over the hair comes back naturally
One can definetly organize at home provided you have your oncologists team giving you chemotherapy at home, but at times /rarely there may be a emergency and if you aren’t close to a hospital you may be in trouble
Low hemoglobin, bleeding, weight loss red spots, persisten fever are the main signals
Relatively less chances in stage 1 and stage 2 but chances get higher at stage 3 and stage 4
A lot of patients make the mistake of following a specific diet, in my opinion a patient needs to continue his or her normal diet which they have followed in their life and incase they are loosing weight, they should add milk, ghee, butter, ice creams, curd, paneer which can help them maintain their weight

Patients inquiry for prostate Cancer

Highly curable at early stages while at later stages we may have to give chemotherapy and radistion to control the spread of the disease
40% of the patients get cured while for the rest we have to continue treatment cycles to control the spread of the disease
At this stage its difficult because of poor prognosis, but we have a lot of treatment protocols to control the spread of the disease
Mainly surgery, while in stage 3 and 4 its chemotherapy and radiation.
Definetly, provided you take all the care required to prevent covid 19
These days its very safe, it has some known side effects which can be prevented and treated
Is a very common procedure followed almost by every cancer patient in the US and Europe where a device is installed in you from which chemotherapy can be given. This ensures that for every chemotherapy injections pricks are avoided and your veins don’t get damaged. Lately its getting very common in India too. But this should be done by specialists only.
Mostly yes, but with certain medicines you don’t loose any hair. But there is absolutely nothing to worry as hair loss is not permanent. After your chemotherapy is over the hair comes back naturally
One can definetly organize at home provided you have your oncologists team giving you chemotherapy at home, but at times /rarely there may be a emergency and if you aren’t close to a hospital you may be in trouble
Low hemoglobin, bleeding, weight loss red spots, persisten fever are the main signals
Relatively less chances in stage 1 and stage 2 but chances get higher at stage 3 and stage 4
A lot of patients make the mistake of following a specific diet, in my opinion a patient needs to continue his or her normal diet which they have followed in their life and incase they are loosing weight, they should add milk, ghee, butter, ice creams, curd, paneer which can help them maintain their weight