Health Guides from Our Doctors in Kodambakkam
Every article here is written and reviewed by the senior physicians who consult at our Kodambakkam clinic — not adapted from generic health content. Each one answers the questions patients actually ask us in the consulting room, with the detail we would give in person.
Early Warning Signs of Cancer: What to Get Checked, and When
The symptoms that deserve an examination rather than another month of waiting — lumps, mouth ulcers that will not heal, unusual bleeding and more — what usually causes them, and how cancer is actually confirmed.
Cancer Screening in India: Which Tests You Need, and at What Age
Which cancers are worth screening for, the age each test starts, how often to repeat it, and why a "full-body cancer check-up" of blood markers is not the same thing as screening.
Managing Type 2 Diabetes: A Complete Guide
How type 2 diabetes is diagnosed, what blood sugar targets mean in practice, and how to eat, move and monitor without giving up South Indian food.
Common Causes of Chronic Joint Pain in Seniors
Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and the other causes of persistent joint pain after 60 — how they differ, what a consultation involves, and when surgery is genuinely indicated.
Seasonal Fever: When to Seek Medical Attention
Most fevers in Chennai settle on their own. These are the warning signs that mean you should be seen the same day, and why the timing of a dengue test changes the answer.
Who writes this content
Articles are authored and reviewed by Dr. Usha Sukumaran, who writes on cancer as Dr. S. Usha (radiation oncologist, MBBS, DMRT, CCEPC), and Dr. S.S Sukumaran (MBBS, D.Ortho, MS Ortho), who between them have over sixty years of clinical practice in Chennai. Each article carries the date it was last reviewed. This is general health information and does not replace an individual consultation.
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