title: Concept of cancer in ayurveda.
abstract: The knowledge and management of the disease, cancer was not unknown to the ancient surgeons of India. Though the Sanskrit equivalent for this word is not found in Ayurvedic literature, diseases having the signs and symptoms similar to those of Cancer are discussed in various contexts. The present paper expounds those diseases with possible interpretations in modern system of medicine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Shalya Shalakya, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221 005, India.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sahu
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Deshpande