cancer surgery
Excising malignant growth
Cancer surgery is the surgical removal of tumors and surrounding tissue to treat or cure cancer.
It ranges from minor outpatient procedures to major operations: The cancer surgery went well, and they got clean margins.
Cancer surgery may also involve removing lymph nodes to check for spread, or be performed for palliation when cure isn't possible.
- lumpectomyExcision of abnormal growth
- radical mastectomyFull breast and tissue excision
- laparoscopeInternal surgical viewing instrument
- sarcomaConnective tissue cancer
- colectomySurgical removal of colon
nephrectomy · prostatectomy · lobectomy · craniotomy · thyroidectomy · carcinoma · psychological support · hysterectomy · melanoma · metastasis · second opinion · glioblastoma · anesthesia · sentinel node · lymphoma · leukemia · recovery room · scalpel
- surgeriesappendectomy, hysterectomy, mastectomy, cholecystectomy, tonsillectomy
- oncologytumor, carcinoma, metastasis, malignancy, oncogene
- cancer treatmentchemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy, hormone therapy
- geriatric surgeryelderly patients, hip fractures, hip replacement, frailty, geriatrician
- ENT Surgerytonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, septoplasty, rhinoplasty, mastoidectomy
- gland surgerythyroidectomy, adrenalectomy, pancreatectomy, gonadectomy, orchiectomy
cancer surgerychemotherapy
Anti-cancer drug treatment
radiation therapy · radiotherapy · immunotherapy · targeted therapy · hormone therapy
cancer surgerywatchful waiting
Monitoring before acting
non-invasive treatment · observation · monitoring · dietary therapy · mind-body therapy
cancer surgerypalliative care
Relief-focused medicine for illness
hospice care · comfort care · end-of-life care · supportive care · terminal care
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