oncologist
Cancer treatment doctor
An oncologist is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating cancer.
The field divides into subspecialties: medical oncologists administer chemotherapy and other drug treatments, radiation oncologists use targeted radiation, and surgical oncologists remove tumors.
Her oncologist recommended a combination of surgery and chemotherapy.
Abnormal tissue mass
- malignantHarmfully invasive, often fatal
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
- sarcomaConnective tissue cancer
leukemia · lymphoma · neoplasm · adenocarcinoma · melanoma · glioblastoma · metastatic · staging
Expert in one field
- MDPhysician's degree letters
- doctorLicensed medical healer
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- hematologistPhysician specializing in blood
fellowship · board-certified · attending · consultant · clinic · rounds · caseload · expertise
Temporary disease absence
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- survivorshipState of remaining alive
- prognosisPredicted disease course
- supportTo uphold or sustain
palliative · hospice · wellness · patient · consultation · follow-up · monitoring · compassion
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- adjuvantImmunity-boosting additive
- palliativeOffering relief, not remedy
cytotoxic · regimen · protocol · infusion · dosing · cycles · side-effects · multidisciplinary
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- stagingPreparing for presentation
- prognosisPredicted disease course
radiology · MRI · ultrasound · histology · cytology · mammogram · colonoscopy · imaging
Study of entire genetic sequences
- biomarkersMeasurable disease indicators
- carcinogenesisMalignant transformation process
- bioinformaticsComputational analysis of genetic data
- pharmacologyStudy of drug actions
epidemiology · angiogenesis · cytogenetics · chemoprevention · experimental · investigational · enrollment
tumor
Abnormal tissue mass
- malignantHarmfully invasive, often fatal
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
sarcoma · leukemia · lymphoma · neoplasm · adenocarcinoma · melanoma · glioblastoma · metastatic · staging · grade
specialist
Expert in one field
hematologist · fellowship · board-certified · attending · consultant · clinic · rounds · caseload · expertise · subspecialty
remission
Temporary disease absence
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- survivorshipState of remaining alive
- prognosisPredicted disease course
support · palliative · hospice · wellness · patient · consultation · follow-up · monitoring · compassion · counseling
chemotherapy
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- adjuvantImmunity-boosting additive
palliative · cytotoxic · regimen · protocol · infusion · dosing · cycles · side-effects · multidisciplinary
biopsy
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- stagingPreparing for presentation
prognosis · radiology · MRI · ultrasound · histology · cytology · mammogram · colonoscopy · imaging · workup
genomics
Study of entire genetic sequences
- biomarkersMeasurable disease indicators
- carcinogenesisMalignant transformation process
- bioinformaticsComputational analysis of genetic data
pharmacology · epidemiology · angiogenesis · cytogenetics · chemoprevention · experimental · investigational · enrollment
- healersnurse, doctor, physician, surgeon, medic
- oncology staffbreast surgeon, cancer researcher
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
- medicinedoctor, doctors, hospital, medicine, surgery
- Health Careersdoctor, nurse practitioner, nursing, physician, surgeon
- doctorsdoctor, doctors, physician, physicians, MD
oncologistgeneral practitioner
Primary care doctor
family doctor · GP · primary care physician · generalist · wellness coach