Oncology
An oncologist is a medical doctor who specializes in cancer. They are often the primary doctor for someone diagnosed with cancer and play a crucial role in:
Diagnosis: Confirming if cancer is present and determining its type and stage.
Treatment Planning: Developing a personalized treatment plan, which might involve a combination of therapies.
Treatment Delivery & Oversight: Administering treatments like chemotherapy, radiation, or targeted therapies, or coordinating with surgeons.
Monitoring: Tracking how the cancer responds to treatment and managing side effects.
Follow-up Care: Providing ongoing care after treatment to check for recurrence and support survivorship.
Research: Many oncologists also participate in clinical trials to discover new and better ways to treat cancer.
Types of Oncologists:
Oncology is a vast field, and doctors often specialize further based on the type of treatment or the body part affected:
Medical Oncologists: Treat cancer using medications (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, hormone therapy). They are often considered the primary cancer doctor.
Radiation Oncologists: Use high-energy radiation to destroy cancer cells and shrink tumors.
Surgical Oncologists: Diagnose cancer through biopsies and remove tumors and surrounding cancerous tissue during operations.
Hematologist-Oncologists: Specialize in blood cancers like leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma.
Pediatric Oncologists: Treat cancer in children.
Gynecologic Oncologists: Focus on cancers of the female reproductive organs (e.g., cervical, ovarian, uterine cancer).
Neuro-Oncologists: Treat cancers of the brain and nervous system.
Head and Neck Oncologists: Specialize in cancers of the head and neck region
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