Can we prevent cancer? Dr. Vivek Loomba There is no proven way to totally avoid cancer. However, we can certainly decrease the chances of getting this horrible disease. The American Cancer Society encourages people to maintain a healthy lifestyle, do regular physical activity and eat healthy so as to prevent this disease. Here is a

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CANCER PAIN MANAGEMENT — MEDICAL ASPECTS Cancer pain continues to remain an enigma both for the physicians, patients and their families even after over 20 years of a campaign to make pain the fifth vital sign. The primary barriers for effective pain management include (1) Inadequate pain assessment and management training (2) Failure to refer

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