Man with MASSIVE tumour on face undergoes successful surgery..!!!

Ever seen a person suffering from cancer? If Yes..!! It means you agree with me that its never a good experience.. But to live with it for decades, that's something else.!

A desperate grandfather has had a tumour that weighed a stone and grew to twice the size of his head removed after he walked for three days to seek help.

Sambany revealed that he took on the extraordinary mission after hearing about a brilliant charity that performs medical treatments in some of the poorest nations on earth.

Mercy Ships runs out of an ocean liner that docks in various ports and then opens its doors to offer free, state-of-the-art health care to those in need.

He first developed a swelling in his left cheek that began to grown – eventually becoming almost twice the size of his head.

After arriving at the Mercy Ship, doctors agreed to perform surgery on him and during an incredible 12-hour operation they removed a growth weighing a staggering 16.5lbs.

Sambany told how he needed the procedure, He said:

"My heart is very, very happy.
"I'm just happy.
"I know without surgery I will die.
"I know I might die in surgery, but I already feel dead inside from the way I'm treated.
"I choose to have surgery."
"I'm very happy.

Sambany was delighted after seeing himself in a mirror.

The best treatment for cancer is early detection... Always go for regular medical check up...!!!

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Researchers worry about new strain of HIV found in CUBA...!!

There are over 60 HIV-type 1 strains around the world but a new strain of HIV discovered in Cuba is of particular concern to researchers.

It is known as CRF19, the new HIV strain is a combination of the sub-types A, C and D. Known as a recombinant, the new strain developed when an individual contracted several variants of the virus.

It's nothing new to discover recombinant strains of HIV but what is particularly troublesome about CRF19 is its aggressiveness, developing into AIDS in just three years instead of the usual five to 10.

With the speed at which it leads to AIDS, the strain worries researchers because it leaves infected individuals with less time to seek treatment with antiretrovirals. With the infection progressing faster than it should, it's possible that some people might not even realize that they have caught the strain until it's too late.

There's also the general concern that mutated viruses are harder to diagnose. And even when newer strains are diagnosed, the kinds of treatments available might not be suitable for them, providing infected individuals with limited therapy options. It's even possible for a mutated strain like CRF19 to become completely resistant to existing therapies, virtually wiping out any hope a patient might have for getting better.

Researchers have been working on developing vaccines to counter HIV and AIDS but the discovery of a new strain may be considered as a setback because the strain has not been factored into the vaccine's design.

Should a vaccine be successful, it will only work on strains discovered earlier as the vaccine was developed with those in mind. Against newer strains, a successful vaccine may only be partially effective or even be rendered completely useless..

Keep staying Healthy, Informed and Entertained...!!!

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MUST READ.... Woman born with no womb gives birth to Twins...!

A woman born with no reproductive organs who was told she could never have children has given birth to twin girls.

Doctors used hormone therapy to grow a womb, ovaries, and fallopian tubes inside Hayley Haynes, who is from North London.

Ms Haynes, who is now 28, discovered her condition at age 19 after consulting doctors when she did not get any periods despite going through other signs of puberty.

Doctors told her she had been born with XY chromosomes, which made her genetically male.
Mrs Haynes told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “When they told me I had no womb I was so confused I felt sick. My biggest fear was never having children.

“Suddenly a huge piece of my life was missing. I felt like half a woman and was embarrassed. How I was going to tell a guy I was genetically male when I started dating?”
Scans of her body in 2007 revealed that she had a womb measuring millimetres in size inside her, which doctors treated with hormones to enlarge.


After years of treatment she began IVF, which she had to pay for privately at a clinic in Cyprus after the NHS refused to fund her course. The treatment cost £10,500.

Mrs Haynes explained to the newspaper: “I was so nervous. We only had one shot and couldn’t afford to go through it all again. I desperately wanted to be a mother and knew if there were no viable eggs or the implantation wasn’t successful I’d be distraught.

“Of the 13 eggs harvested only two were viable. After they were implanted I spent the rest of our 10 days resting.”

Ultimately both eggs took and she was told she was due to give birth to non-identical twins. She named the two girls Darcey and Avery.

Ms Haynes said she and her husband Sam had “empty wallets” and were “emotionally exhausted” but that they would “do it again in a heartbeat”.

Dr Geetha Venkat, of Harley Street Fertility Clinic, London, described the case as “amazing”.

She explained: “Normally in nature the female hormone oestrogen will help grow the womb. She’s lacking in the hormone, so they gave it to her with the HRT. She’s lucky she was born with the womb remnants.”

Keep staying Healthy, Informed and Entertained...!!