Long Island Oncology

Oncology is the practice of medicine concerned with diagnosis and treatment of cancer. There are many different types of cancer for which oncologists screen–including lung, skin, ovarian, brain, breast, thyroid, colon, and liver cancer–as well as different types of oncologists. Medical oncologists treat cancer with chemotherapy or other medications, surgical oncologists physically remove tumors and nearby tissues through surgery, and radiation oncologists treat cancer with radiation therapy. Doctors can also specialize in types of cancer or even the patients they help; pediatric oncologists, for example, treat cancer in children, while gynecologic oncologists focus on gynecological cancers such as cervical or ...Read More Oncology is the practice of medicine concerned with diagnosis and treatment of cancer. There are many different types of cancer for which oncologists screen–including lung, skin, ovarian, brain, breast, thyroid, colon, and liver cancer–as well as different types of oncologists. Medical oncologists treat cancer with chemotherapy or other medications, surgical oncologists physically remove tumors and nearby tissues through surgery, and radiation oncologists treat cancer with radiation therapy. Doctors can also specialize in types of cancer or even the patients they help; pediatric oncologists, for example, treat cancer in children, while gynecologic oncologists focus on gynecological cancers such as cervical or uterine cancer. Being diagnosed with cancer is one of the greatest hardships anyone can endure, but a good oncologist can help guide patients through every stage of this terrible disease. Show Less

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