Oncologist
Oncologists are doctors who study, diagnose and treat cancerous tumours. They practise in hospitals and medical centres, university hospitals and research organisations. There are various sub-specialties within oncology: gynaecological oncology (diagnosis and treatment of cancers of the female reproductive organs); medical oncology (use of medical and chemotherapeutic treatments of cancer); medical oncology and haematology (diagnosis and treatment of cancers of the blood); paediatric oncology and haematology (diagnosis and treatment of children with cancer); radiation oncology (radiation treatment of cancers); and surgical oncology (surgical treatment of cancers, including biopsy and tumour removal).
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