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).