Medical Imaging & Clinical Research

Oncology

Oncology branch of medicine deals with prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist. The three main divisions in oncology, Medical oncology, surgical oncology, Radiation oncology. Cancers are often managed through discussion on multi-disciplinary cancer conference where medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists, radiologists. Diagnosis and staging investigators depend on the site and type of malignancy.