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    Home»What is Oncology in Pakistan

    What is Oncology in Pakistan

    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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