What is the difference between oncology fields?
I understand there is Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology, and Hematology/Oncology. I'd like to know the differences and a small description about what they do. Thank you.
- Denisedds
There may be an oncologist who is not also a hematologist, but I have never met one. A medical oncologist treats cancer. A hematologist treats blood disorders and a radiation oncologist treats cancer using radiation.
- SLC Mom
Radiation Oncologists specialize in treating cancers with radiation.
Oncologists/Medical Oncologists specialize in treating solid tumors with drug therapy and chemotherapy. (Breast, Lung, Prostate, Liver, Kidney, Colon, Brain, Sarcoma, melanoma etc)
Surgical Oncologists specialize in -you guessed it- surgical treatment of cancer.
Neuro Oncologists specialize in brain tumors.
Hematologists are specialists in blood disorders (sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, hemophelia) and malignancy in the blood and lymphatic system. (Leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma)
Most hematologists and oncologists train in both fields these days, but not all. It's important to ask.
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