Dr. Aditya Joshipura has an expertise in the surgical treatment of benign and malignant tumors in the head and neck area, including tumors of the oral cavity, pharynx, (throat), larynx, (voice box), thyroid, parathyroid, and salivary glands
Dr. Aditya Joshipura gives his services at the following hospitals.
Learn MoreCancer is a disease in which some of the body’s cells grow uncontrollably and spread to other parts of the body.
Consuming alcohol surely increases the risk of developing head and neck cancer, cancer development chances may be increased during your treatment. It is essential to cut back your alcohol consumption as much as you can, it will help to respond to your treatment.
There is no direct link between thyroid nodules or cancer. Most of the thyroid nodules or lumps are not cancerous, people can get thyroid nodules at any age, but most of the cases have been seen in older people. A person may have a multinodular goiter, it means thyroid has several nodules, here can be extra lumps filled with thyroid hormone.
There is no one single cause for cancer. Scientists believe that it is the interaction of many factors together that produces cancer.
When cancer spreads, it's called metastasis. In metastasis, cancer cells break away from where they first formed, travel through the blood or lymph system, and form new tumors in other parts of the body. Cancer can spread to almost anywhere in the body.