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From Test to Talk: Reframing Prostate Cancer Screening in Your Clinic
ByDr Avinash Deo September 13, 2025

By Dr. Avinash Deo, Medical Oncologist September 13, 2025 A Story That Changed My Perspective Many years ago, I met a worried friend in the ICU of a prominent Mumbai hospital where I was seeing a patient. On asking why she was there, she told me her father was admitted with septic shock following a…

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Cancer Genetics | Cancer Prevention | Cancer Screening | Early Diagnosis | Oncology in Primary Care

A Practical, Risk-Stratified Guide to Colorectal Cancer Screening In India
ByDr Avinash Deo September 13, 2025September 13, 2025

By Dr. Avinash Deo, Medical Oncologist September 13, 2025 The Conversation in Your Clinic Has Changed For decades, the magic number for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening was 50. But that has changed. A 45-year-old now sitting in your office is a candidate for screening. A 38-year-old who mentions her father had colon cancer at 48…

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Cancer Genetics | Cancer Prevention | Cancer Screening | Oncology in Primary Care

Ovarian Cancer: Why We Don’t Screen Everyone and Who We Watch Closely
ByDr Avinash Deo September 12, 2025

By Dr. Avinash Deo, Medical Oncologist September 12, 2025 The Difficult Conversation in Your Clinic A 45-year-old woman, prompted by a health article she read online, asks you to order a CA-125 blood test and a pelvic ultrasound “just to be safe.” It’s a reasonable request from a concerned patient. Ovarian cancer is often dubbed…

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Cancer Genetics | Cancer Prevention | Cancer Screening | Early Diagnosis | Oncology in Primary Care

Navigating Breast Cancer Risk: A Practical Guide for the Family Physician
ByDr Avinash Deo September 12, 2025September 12, 2025

By Dr. Avinash Deo, Medical Oncologist September 12, 2025 The Questions We Hear Every Day A 40-year-old woman sits in your clinic and asks, “Doctor, is it time for my first mammogram?” The next patient, a 35-year-old, says, “My mother had breast cancer at 48. What should I be doing?” These are not simple questions….

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Cancer Symptoms | Early Diagnosis

“It’s Probably Nothing, But…” – Hear the Whispers, Diagnose Cancer Early
ByDr Avinash Deo September 12, 2025

We’ve all seen it…. A 55-year-old you’ve followed for years complains of being “just tired,” or a 62-year-old mentions modest weight loss and blames stress. In a busy clinic it’s tempting to attribute these nonspecific complaints to burnout, viral illness, or musculoskeletal strain. Yet sometimes these are the first whispers of a developing malignancy. The…

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