Department of Oncology

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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:

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

What do the Oncologist treat?

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Adolescents, Cancer in
Adrenocortical Carcinoma
AIDS-Related Cancers
Kaposi Sarcoma
AIDS-Related Lymphoma
Primary CNS Lymphoma
Anal Cancer
Appendix Cancer
Astrocytomas,
Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Bile Duct Cancer, Extrahepatic
Bladder Cancer
Bone Cancer (includes Ewing Sarcoma and Osteosarcoma and Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma)
Brain Tumors
Breast Cancer
Bronchial Tumors
Burkitt Lymphoma (Non-Hodgkin)
Carcinoid Tumor (Gastrointestinal)
Carcinoma of Unknown Primary
Cardiac (Heart) Tumors
Central Nervous System
Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor,
Embryonal Tumors,
Germ Cell Tumors,
Lymphoma, Primary
Cervical Cancer
Childhood Cancers
Cholangiocarcinoma
Chordoma
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
Chronic Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
Colorectal Cancer
Craniopharyngioma,
Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
Embryonal Tumors, Central Nervous System,
Endometrial Cancer
Ependymoma,
Esophageal
Esthesioneuroblastoma
Ewing Sarcoma
Extracranial Germ Cell Tumor
Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor
Eye Cancer
Intraocular Melanoma
Retinoblastoma
Fallopian Tube Cancer
Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone, Malignant, and Osteosarcoma
Gallbladder Cancer
Gastric (Stomach) Cancer
Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST)
Germ Cell Tumors
Central Nervous System,
Extracranial
Extragonadal
Ovarian
Testicular
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
Gliomas
Hairy Cell Leukemia
Head and Neck Cancer
Heart Tumors
Hepatocellular (Liver) Cancer
Histiocytosis, Langerhans Cell
Hodgkin Lymphoma
Hypopharyngeal Cancer
Intraocular Melanoma
Islet Cell Tumors, Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
Kaposi Sarcoma
Kidney
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Laryngeal Cancer
Laryngeal Cancer and Papillomatosis
Leukemia
Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer
Liver Cancer (Primary)
Lung Cancer
Lymphoma
Male Breast Cancer
Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone and Osteosarcoma
Melanoma
Melanoma, Intraocular (Eye)
Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Mesothelioma, Malignant
Metastatic Cancer
Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary
Midline Tract Carcinoma Involving NUT Gene
Mouth Cancer
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes
Multiple Myeloma/Plasma Cell Neoplasms
Mycosis Fungoides
Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms and Chronic Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
Myelogenous Leukemia, Chronic (CML)
Myeloid Leukemia, Acute (AML)
Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer
Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Neuroblastoma
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Oral Cancer, Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer and Oropharyngeal Cancer
Oral Cavity Cancer
Osteosarcoma and Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone
Ovarian Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer and Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (Islet Cell Tumors)
Paraganglioma
Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity Cancer
Parathyroid Cancer
Penile Cancer
Pharyngeal Cancer
Pheochromocytoma
Pituitary Tumor
Plasma Cell Neoplasm/Multiple Myeloma
Pleuropulmonary Blastoma
Pregnancy and Breast Cancer
Primary Central Nervous System (CNS) Lymphoma
Primary Peritoneal Cancer
Prostate Cancer
Rectal Cancer
Recurrent Cancer
Renal Cell (Kidney) Cancer
Retinoblastoma
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Salivary Gland Cancer
Salivary Gland Tumors
Sarcoma
Ewing Sarcoma
Kaposi Sarcoma
Osteosarcoma
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Uterine Sarcoma
Vascular Tumors
Sézary Syndrome
Skin Cancer
Small Cell Lung Cancer
Small Intestine Cancer
Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult
Stomach (Gastric) Cancer
T-Cell Lymphoma, Cutaneous
Testicular Cancer
Throat Cancer
Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
Thyroid Cancer
Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter
Unknown Primary, Carcinoma
Unusual Cancers of Childhood
Ureter and Renal Pelvis, Transitional Cell Cancer
Urethral Cancer
Uterine Cancer, Endometrial and Uterine Sarcoma
Vaginal Cancer
Vascular Tumors
Vulvar Cancer
Waldenström Macroglobulinemia – see Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Wilms Tumor

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