1) The author expresses deep gratitude to many individuals who provided support and guidance during their research work, including professors, advisors, family members, and others.
2) Key advisors who provided invaluable support include Dr. Neena Gupta as the main advisor, and Dr. Ranu Prasad as co-advisor, who offered encouragement, suggestions, supervision, and helped overcome hurdles.
3) Additional thanks are given to research committee members, doctors, librarians, and friends who offered literature, case selection assistance, and a supportive environment during the research.
1) The author expresses deep gratitude to many individuals who provided support and guidance during their research work, including professors, advisors, family members, and others.
2) Key advisors who provided invaluable support include Dr. Neena Gupta as the main advisor, and Dr. Ranu Prasad as co-advisor, who offered encouragement, suggestions, supervision, and helped overcome hurdles.
3) Additional thanks are given to research committee members, doctors, librarians, and friends who offered literature, case selection assistance, and a supportive environment during the research.
1) The author expresses deep gratitude to many individuals who provided support and guidance during their research work, including professors, advisors, family members, and others.
2) Key advisors who provided invaluable support include Dr. Neena Gupta as the main advisor, and Dr. Ranu Prasad as co-advisor, who offered encouragement, suggestions, supervision, and helped overcome hurdles.
3) Additional thanks are given to research committee members, doctors, librarians, and friends who offered literature, case selection assistance, and a supportive environment during the research.
1) The author expresses deep gratitude to many individuals who provided support and guidance during their research work, including professors, advisors, family members, and others.
2) Key advisors who provided invaluable support include Dr. Neena Gupta as the main advisor, and Dr. Ranu Prasad as co-advisor, who offered encouragement, suggestions, supervision, and helped overcome hurdles.
3) Additional thanks are given to research committee members, doctors, librarians, and friends who offered literature, case selection assistance, and a supportive environment during the research.
These pages present to me the privileged opportunity to express my gratitude
for all those who have helped me in the accomplishment of this work. First and foremost, I am grateful to God who bestowed on me the courage to carry out the research work. With quite sincere and humble attitude, I bow before Almighty who blessed me with peace of mind and courage to accomplish this humble piece of work. I pay deepest sense of respect and gratitude to Reverend Prof. (Dr.) R. B. Lal, Honble Vice- Chancellor, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Technology & Sciences, for providing necessary facilities during entire course of my research work. I am proudly grateful to Prof. (Dr) S. B. Lal, Pro. Vice-Chancellor and Dean, College of Forestry& Environment for his encouragement, kind help and cooperation through out the course of my study. I am very much grateful to Prof. (Dr.) S. Sheikh Dean, Halina School of Home Science for her valuable suggestions and encouragement throughout my research work. Words in my lexicon, fail to elucidate my profound sense of veneration and indebtedness to my Advisor, Dr. Neena Gupta, Asst. Professor (Sr.), Faculty of Health Medical Sciences, Indigenous & Alternative System of Medicine, SHIATS, Allahabad. Her able guidance, seasoned criticism and meticulous supervision enabled this study to assume its present form. This confidence she showed in me and her constant support helped me overcome every hurdle I faced in the course of this work. Without her support, inspiring guidance, constructive and creative criticisms, deep involvement and prolific encouragement, my dissertation could not have seen the light of the day. I fall short of words to express the greatness of my esteemed advisor. I would like to express my sincere thanks to my Co-Advisor, Dr. (Mr.) Ranu Prasad, Prof. Department of Foods & Nutrition, SHIATS, Allahabad, for her
sympathetic approach, encouragement and valuable suggestions regarding my thesis
work. I am profoundly grateful to my Research Advisory committee MembersSHIATS, Allahabad, for their generous help and cooperation during the course of my research work. I am deeply obliged to Dr. Virginia Paul, Dr. Anisha , Dr. Neeru Bala, Dr Rekha Verma and Dr. Alka Gupta, Mrs. Shobha Lal, Dr. Varid Mala Jain, Dr. Deepak Bose for their support, kind help and encouragement, which have made it possible to bring out this research work successful. I would like to thank all the non-teaching staff of the Department Miss. Leena, Mrs. Alma and Mr. Rajesh, for their affectionate encouragement and constant help. I am thankful to authorities of CENTRAL and DEPARTMENTAL LIBRARY for providing literature regarding my research work. I am extremely grateful to Dr. B. Paul Thaliath, Additional Director, Regional Cancer Centre, Kamla Nehru Momorial Hospital, Allahabad for his everready willingness to help me in my work his extremely busy schedule. My sincere thanks to Mrs. Shobha Srivastava, Mrs. Renu Joshi, Mr. J.P. Srivastava, Miss Usha Rani Singh, Mrs. Sangeeta Benerjee, Mrs. Praveen Pandey and all other senior technologist and all official members who put the records at Regional Cancer Centre, Kamla Nehru Momorial Hospital, Allahabad for their guidance in the diagnosis of my cases and for the personal interest they showed in the photography. I would like express special thanks to Dr. Mangal Pandey, ENT Specialist in Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital, Allahabad, who helped in the selection of controls, without his invaluable help and guidance, this work would have been a difficult task to accomplish. I express gratitude to Dr. D. Mitra, cancer specialist at Hayes Memorial Hospital, SHIATS, Allahabad for his guidance, keen interest and untiring help in my study.
I am also thankful to authorities of LIBRARY at Swaroop Rani Hospital,
Allahabad for giving me literature regarding to my topic. Performance of a person depends mostly on his acumen and environment but it also depends on the human ring around. I feel blessed to have such pals around me as Mr. Subodh Yadav, Mrs. Seema Yadav, Mr. Yogesh, Mr. Sunil and all my Juniors who have been quite helpful and supportive and with whom I spent memorable days. Thank You... I express my sincere, heartfelt and deepest sense of gratitude to Nishi, Meenkshi, Nishu, Roli, Poonam, Chabbo, Krparkar and Neha for their unflinching moral support, constant and everlasting inspiration and encouragement which enables me to complete this monumental task fruitfully otherwise I could not materialize this dream. I have no words to express my heartful gratitude to my beloved and wonderful parents, Mrs. Jagdish Chandra Rathore and Miss. Kanti Devi Rathore, who are the tower of strength and source of inspiration for me, who dedicated their entire time for my success, without whom I would never have been to this far. They always supported and encouraged me, in the moment of despair they came forth to kindle a ray of hope which rejuvenated me to work with renewed zeal so I cant forget to recollect the kind of support which they have been provided throughout my educational career. I express my heartful gratitude to my elder brother Mr. Yogendra Singh, bhabhi Mrs. Sunita and sister Miss. Reena for their love, affection, good wishes, blessing, constant encouragement and inspiration, showered by them for the achievements of my present educational assets. I express my warm appreciation to my younger brother Mr. Anurag for his never ending love and best wishes. I am highly devoted to my little Nephew Vaibhav and Varun. Last but not least I am very much thankful to each and every person who directly or indirectly helped me in completion of my research work. Place: Allahabad