Industrial Insight: Oncology and Hematology

Authors

  • Himani Pandey

Abstract

Oncology is a major branch of cancer medicine that deals with the obviation, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. A medical professional who observes and rehearses the subject oncology is an oncologist. The forename's etymological inception is the Greek word ὄνκος (ónkos), betokening "tumor", "volume" or "mass". The three constituents which have ameliorated survival in cancer are the aversion, early-diagnosis and treatment. Aversion is by reduction of jeopardy factors like tobacco and alcohol consumption. Early diagnosis is the screening of prevalent cancers and comprehensive diagnosis and staging. Thirdly the treatment is the multimodality managing and organization by having a discussion in the tumour board and treatment in a wide-ranging cancer centre.

Published

2016-05-12

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Short Articles