Thursday, November 5, 2026

Wajahat Ahmed

Dr Wajahat is a Consultant Clinical Oncologist. He is co-author of the 'Basic Radiation Oncology' and holds permanent membership of both the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO).

Can We Detect Cancer Before It Causes Symptoms?

Can we detect cancer in someone who feels perfectly healthy? This question comes up often: what if a person has no pain, no lump, no bleeding and no reason to believe that anything is wrong? Yes, in some cancers, we can. This is the main idea behind cancer screening: looking for cancer, or changes that may lead to cancer, before a person develops any symptoms.

How Does Cancer Start?

Cancer usually does not appear suddenly. Understanding cancer biology does not make cancer frightening. It makes cancer understandable.

Cancer: What do we understand by this word?

Cancer is a word that sends panic to almost everyone. But cancer is hardly a single disease. There are...
spot_imgspot_img