Hypercalcemia of Malignancy: Time to Pull the Brakes.

Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HOM) is usually seen in advanced stage and carries a poor prognosis. Survival outcomes are dismal and most of the patients are unable to receive subsequent definite anti-cancer therapy. There is lack of any retrospective or prospective data regarding hypercalcemia of malignancy in Indian population.

Evaluation of Iron Status in Patients of Solid Organ Malignancies: Study from a Cancer Research Centre.

Anemia associated with cancer is a major public health issue. The gravity of this problem is likely to be higher in India due to already existing malnutrition in the general population. Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) as a subset has not been evaluated in Indian population of cancer patients.