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Bengaluru: Dr Chandragouda Dodagoudar is the Director-Medical Oncology and Unit Head of BLK-Max Cancer Centre at the BLK-MAX Super Speciality Hospital on Pusa Road in New Delhi. In a free-wheeling chat recently he dealt in detail with the status of cancer treatment in the country, and the preparedness apart from the precautions one should take to get tested and treated at an early stage of infection. Excerpts from the conversation: Q: How do you describe the growth of cancer treatment in this country? Dr Chandragouda Dodagoudar: In Oncology, we mainly have three branches; Medical Oncology, wherein the doctors specialize in Chemotherapy, targetted therapy and immunotherapy; In Surgery Oncology, the job is to do surgery and Radiation Oncology where radiation is offered. All three are important while the allied branches like Psychology, Pathology, and Radiology are equally important when discussing Oncology. Q: Where do we stand when it comes to treatment for various types of cancer? D...

If you are using your mobile for more than 15 minutes a day, you are at risk for developing a brain tumour...two of my friends have. Especially if your mobile's radiation is more than 1.6 SAR (Specific Absorption Rate) Check your mobile radiation by dialing *#07# Immediately it will show your mobile radiation as mandated by law. If 1.6 sar, AVOID. Again, if you speak with mobile consistently on one side, that side will heat up, damage the parotid gland and cause parotitis ....too much suffering. Use Bluetooth. Either use a radiblock to block radiation or use a wired Bluetooth. Calcium deficiency: If you have pain on the right side of your chest, next to the sternum bone, in the picture shown below, you are deficient in calcium Take Shelcal 250 mg once daily. Check blood calcium levels: Normal values range from 8.5 to 10.2 mg/dL Saffron milk and hole in the heart: Some mothers take saffron in milk during pregnancy for the child to become fair.... beware...it can cause atrial sept...