Types of Oncologists Radiation Oncologist: Radiation oncologists use radiation therapy for cancer treatment Surgical Oncologist: Surgical oncologists remove tumors and perform some biopsies Gynecologic Oncologist: Gynecologic oncologists treat ovarian, uterine and cervical cancers, and other cancers of the fe...
IMPORTANCE: Significant variation in the number and types of oncologists that provide breast cancer follow-up exists. However, there is limited understanding regarding breast cancer survivors' preferences for who provides their follow-up. Our objective was to explore breast cancer survivors' perspectives...
These internists arecancerspecialists. They dochemotherapytreatments and often work withradiationoncologists and surgeons to care for someone withcancer. Ophthalmologists You call themeyedoctors. They can prescribe glasses orcontact lensesand diagnose and treat diseases likeglaucoma. Unlike optometrists, they...
The validity of the 11 items in the classification standard was evaluated by three experts, including two clinical oncology nurse specialists and one clinical oncologist. They assessed the items using a 4-point scale ranging from 1 (not at all relevant) to 4 (very relevant). The results of ...
A referral to an oncologist might be terrifying for some, especially if they have yet to yield a positive result for any kind of cancer, but oncologists are often first examining your body, blood, or tissue samples beforehand. They may treat a benign tumor, which isn't cancerous by nature...
“In the two studies supporting this approval, KEYTRUDA monotherapy showed strong objective response rates and durability of response in patients with five different types of MSI-H/dMMR cancers,” said Dr. Aurélien Marabelle, Immuno-Oncologist at Gustave Roussy Cancer...
For oncologists, hematologists, and other specialists who treat patients with cancer outside academe, these trends portend more than just an avalanche of studies that will have to be read. They portend a whole new age, albeit one that’s still a bit hazy. ...
Intercontinental comparison of women with breast cancer treated by oncologists in Europe, Asia, and Latin America: a retrospective study of 99,571 patients J Cancer Res Clin Oncol, 149 (10) (2023), pp. 7319-7326 CrossrefView in ScopusGoogle Scholar [3] F. Cardoso, S. Kyriakides, S. Ohn...
Multivariable linear regression models were used to evaluate the association of surgeon gender with payments, number of services, and beneficiaries. Results A total of 20 549 general surgeons (5036 [24.5%] female; 15 513 [75.5%] male), 1065 surgical oncologists (450 [42.3%] female...
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