Oncology & Oncosurgery for Cancer Treatment
🔬 Oncology:
Oncology is the medical specialty that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.
Types of Oncologists:
Medical Oncologist – Uses chemotherapy, hormone therapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy.
Radiation Oncologist – Uses radiation therapy to kill or shrink cancer cells.
Surgical Oncologist – Specializes in surgically removing tumors and nearby tissue (this overlaps with Oncosurgery).
Pediatric Oncologist – Treats cancers in children.
Hematologist-Oncologist – Deals with blood cancers like leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma.
🩺 Oncosurgery (Surgical Oncology):
Oncosurgery is a subspecialty of oncology that focuses specifically on the surgical management of tumors.
Key Roles of Oncosurgery:
Biopsy: Removing a sample of tissue to diagnose cancer.
Tumor Resection: Removing the primary tumor.
Debulking: Removing as much of the tumor as possible when complete removal isn’t possible.
Palliative Surgery: Relieving symptoms caused by tumors, like obstruction or pain.
Reconstructive Surgery: Rebuilding parts of the body after tumor removal (e.g., breast reconstruction).
