India, Feb. 4 -- As we mark World Cancer Day on February 4 to raise awareness about cancer, promote prevention, and encourage early detection, it is also important to understand how deeply cancer affects our lives.

Cancer treatments have come a long way. More people are surviving cancers that once were almost always fatal. But here's the thing: many of the therapies that save lives can quietly damage the heart, complicate care, and have long-term health effects.

According to Dr Sachin Sekhar Biswal, consultant - medical oncology, Manipal Hospital, Bhubaneshwar, life-saving therapies such as classic chemotherapy, modern immunotherapies, and radiation target rapidly dividing cells.

Unfortunately, however, that attack isn't always limited...