In this video, Dr Arun Chandrasekharan, famous oncologist in Calicut, Kerala talks about the importance of mental health in cancer treatment.
Lifestyle changes and technological development are the main reason for increasing the number of cancer patients in Kerala.
He says that awareness about cancer help detects the disease at an early stage. He mentions in the video that men are more in numbers to be diagnosed with cancer in Kerala likely due to using alcohol, smoking and drugs.
Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide—but
Cancer has always been viewed as a battle—one fought with surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and advanced immunotherapies. These treatments share a common goal: destroy cancer cells before they destroy the body. But what if, instead of killing cancer cells, we could reprogram them back into healthy, normal cells?
Cancer treatment has come a long way from a one-size-fits-all approach. Today, medicine is moving towards personalized therapy—treatments tailored to the unique genetic makeup of each patient’s cancer. One of the most powerful tools driving this shift is Next Generation Sequencing (NGS).
