Muscular tissue is the most common dhatu affected by cancer

Muscular tissue is the most common dhatu affected by cancer though any dhatu can be. Benign tumors of muscular origin are most often described as kapha entering into the mamsa dhatu and the mamsavaha srota. This is true even though it may be vata that has pushed kapha. Malignant tumors of muscular origin are most often described as pitta vitiation in the mamsa dhatu and mamsavaha vaha srota. This is true even thought there is simultaneous vitiation of vata and kapha. As the condition progresses, additional sites (dhatus and srotas) of the pathology become important. Read more