oncology
Cancer treatment field
Oncology is the branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
An oncologist is a physician specializing in this field: Her oncologist recommended a combination of chemotherapy and radiation.
The discipline encompasses surgical, medical, and radiation approaches to treating malignant tumors.
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- brachytherapyLocalized implanted radiation oncology
radiotherapy · ablation · cryotherapy · adjuvant · cytotoxic · remission · lumpectomy · mastectomy
Epithelial malignant tumor
- sarcomaConnective tissue cancer
- leukemiaMalignancy of blood-forming tissues
- lymphomaCancer from immune cells
- melanomaAggressive pigment-cell cancer
adenocarcinoma · glioblastoma · neoplasm · tumor · malignancy · metastasis · carcinogenesis · myeloma
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- stagingPreparing for presentation
- prognosisPredicted disease course
- histopathologyDisease study through tissue
- cytologyStudy of cells
screening · pathology · imaging · MRI · mammography · colonoscopy · endoscopy · grading
Offering relief, not remedy
- survivorshipState of remaining alive
- hospiceTerminal illness comfort program
- psychosocialMind-society interaction domain
- bereavementState following loss
caregiver · respite · end-of-life · multidisciplinary · patient-centered · counseling · nutrition · rehabilitation
Study of entire genetic sequences
- biomarkersMeasurable disease indicators
- bioinformaticsComputational analysis of genetic data
- pharmacogenomicsGene-based drug response study
- radiobiologyStudy of radiation's biological effects
apoptosis · angiogenesis · mutagenesis · pathogenesis · preclinical · CRISPR
Physician specializing in blood
- pathologistDisease diagnosis specialist
- radiologistDoctor analyzing medical images
chemotherapy
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
brachytherapy · radiotherapy · ablation · cryotherapy · adjuvant · cytotoxic · remission · lumpectomy · mastectomy
carcinoma
Epithelial malignant tumor
- sarcomaConnective tissue cancer
- leukemiaMalignancy of blood-forming tissues
- lymphomaCancer from immune cells
melanoma · adenocarcinoma · glioblastoma · neoplasm · tumor · malignancy · metastasis · carcinogenesis · myeloma · neuroblastoma
biopsy
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- stagingPreparing for presentation
- prognosisPredicted disease course
- histopathologyDisease study through tissue
cytology · screening · pathology · imaging · MRI · mammography · colonoscopy · endoscopy · grading
palliative
Offering relief, not remedy
- survivorshipState of remaining alive
- hospiceTerminal illness comfort program
- psychosocialMind-society interaction domain
bereavement · caregiver · respite · end-of-life · multidisciplinary · patient-centered · counseling · nutrition · rehabilitation
genomics
Study of entire genetic sequences
- biomarkersMeasurable disease indicators
- bioinformaticsComputational analysis of genetic data
- pharmacogenomicsGene-based drug response study
radiobiology · apoptosis · angiogenesis · mutagenesis · pathogenesis · preclinical · CRISPR
hematologist
Physician specializing in blood
- pathologistDisease diagnosis specialist
- radiologistDoctor analyzing medical images
- hospitalshospital, ER, emergency room, ICU, operating room
- medical specialtiescardiology, neurology, internal medicine, pediatrics, dermatology
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
- medicinedoctor, doctors, hospital, medicine, surgery
- academic fieldsmathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, history
- Biomedicineanatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, immunology
oncologypreventive medicine
Healthcare before illness strikes
health promotion · palliative care · sports medicine · general practice · family medicine
oncologypreventive care
Health maintenance before disease
health promotion · wellness · prophylaxis · disease prevention · public health
oncologygeneral practice
Frontline medical care
family medicine · primary care · internal medicine · general practitioner · GP
- oncology wardHospital section for malignancies
- oncology nurseHealthcare worker treating malignancies
- oncology unitMedical department treating malignancies
- oncology centerMedical facility treating malignancies
- radiation oncologyCancer treatment using high-energy particles
- oncology clinicFacility treating malignant diseases