AboutDr Khalid Munir Expertise I can answer questions about the correct guideline for treatment of a certain type of cancer to achieve good results. I can analyse signs and symptoms to identify cancer. I can recommend preventive measures to avoid getting this disease. I can tell about many good treatment methods which have been developed recently through cancer research.
Experience I have been working as a Oncologist with ICT New Delhi since the last two eras. I have experience of treating cancer patients through a variety of methods. My patients have been treated with radiation therapy, chemotherapy and surgery. I am also trained in Immunotherapy of cancer which is a recognized treatment method as per the guidelines of the American Cancer Society (ww.cancer.org). It is being given at only few places in the world. Immunotherapy works by enhancing the body's own defence mechanism hundreds of times.
Organizations 1. Wockhardt Hospital, Hyderabad, India. An associate of Harvard medical international. www.whosp.com
Education/Credentials MBBS, MAGS, MCP
Medical doctor with specialization in oncology and geriatrics
Question QUESTION: Hello. My mother was a smoker and was diagnosed with non-small cell adenocarcinoma at the age of 47. She died in September of 2008 just a little over a year later. Although my family is still greiving, I am concerned for our risk now. My sister and myself specifically. I have read numerous articles stating that having a first degree relative increases our risk 2-3 fold and that we are more likley to get this horrible thing as well. I have included one of those articles so you can see what I am talking about. As an oncologist, what would you tell me if I came to you with these concerns. I do not smoke and I avoid it at all costs now, but I grew up with smokers as a child. I am very scared and confused. Can you please help me??
Here is the article:
STUDY OBJECTIVES: To clarify the possibility of a hereditary predisposition to lung cancer, we investigated the association between a family history of lung cancer and subsequent risk of lung cancer in a large-scale, population-based cohort study. DESIGN: We investigated 102,255 middle-aged and older Japanese subjects (48,834 men and 53,421 women) with 13-year follow-up. A total of 791 cases of lung cancer were newly diagnosed during the follow-up period. RESULTS: A family history of lung cancer in a first-degree relative was associated with a significantly increased risk of lung cancer (hazard ratio [HR], 1.95; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.31 to 2.88). The association was stronger in women than in men (HR, 2.65; 95% CI, 1.40 to 5.01 and HR, 1.69; 95% CI, 1.03 to 2.78, respectively), and in never-smokers than in current smokers (HR, 2.48; 95% CI, 1.27 to 4.84 and HR, 1.73; 95% CI, 0.99 to 3.00, respectively). In addition, family history was more strongly associated with the risk of squamous cell carcinoma than with other histologic types (HR, 2.79; 95% CI, 1.37 to 5.68), while no clear increase in risk was observed in adenocarcinoma and small cell carcinoma. A family history of overall cancer was not associated with an increased risk of lung cancer. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that those with a family history of lung cancer are more likely to acquire lung cancer themselves.
ANSWER: It is not much to be concerned if you take precautions. that chances are very low. To decrease the risk to minimal, read www.medlifeasia.com Tell me about your fooding habbits at khalid227@rediffmail.com
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QUESTION: I tried to email at the address that you had provided, but it came back as undeliverable.
I eat lots of veggies and less fruit, but I drink a lot of green tea and though I am overweight, I try to eat right although the fast food lunch gets me sometimes. I also drink 100% vegetable juice every morning and also a smoothie type drink that contains cholera, spirulina, and blue green algae, along with wheat and barley grass. I am an avid broccoli eater as well.
How does that play into my risk factor??
Answer I am sorry I gave the wrong address. the correct is khalid2277@rediffmail.com
the brocolli and veggies will be beneficial. Also some specific preventive measres can be taken to protect you from cancer. this is the right approach you are taking . It is the right time to control the risk to minimal. Have you or your sister been on any medications? what are your BMI s . You can calculate by tool given on http://drkhalidmunir.googlepages.com mail me with this information.
