Department of Oncology

What is Oncology?

The oncology is the field that deals with the study and treatment of tumours or cancers.

What are the Doctors of Oncology called?

An oncologist is the name of the doctor who deals with the treatment of cancers. There are various types of oncologists: A medical oncologist is the one who treats cancer through chemotherapy or medications. A surgical oncologist removes the tumour from the region of the body where it resides and the nearby tissue during an operation. They are also specialized to perform biopsies of the tissues suspected of containing tumours. Lastly, a radiation oncologist treats cancer through radiation therapy.

Moreover, a gynecologic oncologist treats gynecologic cancers including uterine cancer or cervical cancer. A pediatric oncologist treats cancer present in children. A hematologist oncologist diagnoses and treats blood cancers which may include leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

When Is It Time To See An Oncologist?

Although the signs and symptoms may seem familiar to a lot of less-worrying diseases however, anyone who undergoes the following changes must get a full body check-up done to cross-off cancer from their list of illnesses:

1. Unexplained weight loss
2. Fever
3. Fatigue
4. Pain
5. Skin changes (darker looking skin, yellowish skin and eyes, reddened skin, itching, excessive hair growth)
6. Change in bowel habits or bladder function
7. Sores that do not heat
8. White patches inside the mouth
9. White spots on the tongue
10. Unusual bleeding or discharge
11. Thickening or lump in the breast or other parts of the body
12. Indigestion or trouble swelling
13. Recent change in a wart or mole or any new skin change
14. Nagging cough or hoarseness

What do the Oncologist treat?

1. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
2. Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
3. Adolescents, Cancer in
4. Adrenocortical Carcinoma
5. AIDS-Related Cancers
6. Kaposi Sarcoma
7. AIDS-Related Lymphoma
8. Primary CNS Lymphoma
9. Anal Cancer
10. Appendix Cancer
11. Astrocytomas,
12. Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor
13. Basal Cell Carcinoma
14. Bile Duct Cancer, Extrahepatic
15. Bladder Cancer
16. Bone Cancer (includes Ewing Sarcoma and Osteosarcoma and Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma)
17. Brain Tumors
18. Breast Cancer
19. Bronchial Tumors
20. Burkitt Lymphoma (Non-Hodgkin)
21. Carcinoid Tumor (Gastrointestinal)
22. Carcinoma of Unknown Primary
23. Cardiac (Heart) Tumors
24. Central Nervous System
25. Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor,
26. Embryonal Tumors,
27. Germ Cell Tumors,
28. Lymphoma, Primary
29. Cervical Cancer
30. Childhood Cancers
31. Cholangiocarcinoma
32. Chordoma
33. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
34. Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
35. Chronic Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
36. Colorectal Cancer
37. Craniopharyngioma,
38. Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
39. Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
40. Embryonal Tumors, Central Nervous System,
41. Endometrial Cancer
42. Ependymoma,
43. Esophageal
44. Esthesioneuroblastoma
45. Ewing Sarcoma
46. Extracranial Germ Cell Tumor
47. Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor
48. Eye Cancer
49. Intraocular Melanoma
50. Retinoblastoma
51. Fallopian Tube Cancer
52. Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone, Malignant, and Osteosarcoma
53. Gallbladder Cancer
54. Gastric (Stomach) Cancer
55. Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor
56. Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST)
57. Germ Cell Tumors
58. Central Nervous System,
59. Extracranial
60. Extragonadal
61. Ovarian
62. Testicular
63. Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
64. Gliomas
65. Hairy Cell Leukemia
66. Head and Neck Cancer
67. Heart Tumors
68. Hepatocellular (Liver) Cancer
69. Histiocytosis, Langerhans Cell
70. Hodgkin Lymphoma
71. Hypopharyngeal Cancer
72. Intraocular Melanoma
73. Islet Cell Tumors, Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
74. Kaposi Sarcoma
75. Kidney
76. Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
77. Laryngeal Cancer
78. Laryngeal Cancer and Papillomatosis
79. Leukemia
80. Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer
81. Liver Cancer (Primary)
82. Lung Cancer
83. Lymphoma
84. Male Breast Cancer
85. Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone and Osteosarcoma
86. Melanoma
87. Melanoma, Intraocular (Eye)
88. Merkel Cell Carcinoma
89. Mesothelioma, Malignant
90. Metastatic Cancer
91. Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary
92. Midline Tract Carcinoma Involving NUT Gene
93. Mouth Cancer
94. Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes
95. Multiple Myeloma/Plasma Cell Neoplasms
96. Mycosis Fungoides
97. Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms and Chronic Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
98. Myelogenous Leukemia, Chronic (CML)
99. Myeloid Leukemia, Acute (AML)
100. Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer
101. Nasopharyngeal Cancer
102. Neuroblastoma
103. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
104. Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
105. Oral Cancer, Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer and Oropharyngeal Cancer
106. Oral Cavity Cancer
107. Osteosarcoma and Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone
108. Ovarian Cancer
109. Pancreatic Cancer and Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (Islet Cell Tumors)
110. Paraganglioma
111. Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity Cancer
112. Parathyroid Cancer
113. Penile Cancer
114. Pharyngeal Cancer
115. Pheochromocytoma
116. Pituitary Tumor
117. Plasma Cell Neoplasm/Multiple Myeloma
118. Pleuropulmonary Blastoma
119. Pregnancy and Breast Cancer
120. Primary Central Nervous System (CNS) Lymphoma
121. Primary Peritoneal Cancer
122. Prostate Cancer
123. Rectal Cancer
124. Recurrent Cancer
125. Renal Cell (Kidney) Cancer
126. Retinoblastoma
127. Rhabdomyosarcoma
128. Salivary Gland Cancer
129. Salivary Gland Tumors
130. Sarcoma
131. Ewing Sarcoma
132. Kaposi Sarcoma
133. Osteosarcoma
134. Rhabdomyosarcoma
135. Uterine Sarcoma
136. Vascular Tumors
137. Sézary Syndrome
138. Skin Cancer
139. Small Cell Lung Cancer
140. Small Intestine Cancer
141. Soft Tissue Sarcoma
142. Squamous Cell Carcinoma
143. Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult
144. Stomach (Gastric) Cancer
145. T-Cell Lymphoma, Cutaneous
146. Testicular Cancer
147. Throat Cancer
148. Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
149. Thyroid Cancer
150. Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter
151. Unknown Primary, Carcinoma
152. Unusual Cancers of Childhood
153. Ureter and Renal Pelvis, Transitional Cell Cancer
154. Urethral Cancer
155. Uterine Cancer, Endometrial and Uterine Sarcoma
156. Vaginal Cancer
157. Vascular Tumors
158. Vulvar Cancer
159. Waldenström Macroglobulinemia – see Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
160. Wilms Tumor

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