This is done with the help of identifying the symptoms which are fairly simple to plan the treatment option and plan the road ahead. It may be very tricky. It may be just a single word but the outcome of this disease is very ghastly. The branch of medicine which deals with the treatment of cancer is known as oncology. Hospitals in India are known for oncology treatment.
Cancer is more than one diseases combined as a whole. In this case, it is not a problem. though the type of cancer may have regulated system that control the growth, maturity and death of the cells. differ but they all begin to the growth becomes out of control.
There are different roles which have different roles which have on the role of the oncologist.
1. When a patient arrives, it is the duty of the doctor to explain the diagnosis and the stage in which the patient is currently.
2. Discussing the treatment options and asking the preferred choice of the patient.
3. Delivering quality and compassionate care parallel to none other.
4. Management of the symptoms and side effects that may occur due to the treatment going on.
These are medical oncology. Surgical oncology and radiation oncology. There are different types of treatment options which a medical oncologist specializes in. These options are chemotherapy, targeted therapy and immunotherapy. Chemotherapy is the most common one, but others are also used in some cases.
Chemotherapy
In this treatment, one or combination of drugs may be used. Cancer cells divide faster than the normal cells and chemotherapy destroys them at the faster rate.
It can also be given before the surgery or radiation therapy to shrink the size of the tumor. It is also be given after the surgery to kill off the remaining cancer cells. It is the only treatment available for cancers such as blood cancer, leukemia etc.
Targeted Therapy
Gene changes happen in certain types of cancer. And genes targeted are found in cancer cells or in cells. They also ward off the cells and keep them away from the living longer than normal.
Immunotherapy
There is a type of cancer treatment in which the body of cancer therapy is enhanced to thwart the cancer cells. There are substances made by the body or in a laboratory to improve and restore immune system function. different types of immunotherapy such as monoclonal antibodies, non-specific immunotherapies, oncolytic virus therapy etc.
