Oncology (Cancer)
involves the study, diagnosis, and treatment of various forms of cancer
What is Oncology?
Oncology is the medical specialty that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer. Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells in the body. Oncologists are medical doctors who specialize in the field of oncology and work to understand, manage, and combat various types of cancer.
COMMON CANCER TYPES
- Bladder Cancer
- Colon and Rectal Cancer
- Kidney Cancer
- Liver Cancer
- Melanoma
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Endometrial Cancer
- Leukemia
- Lung Cancer
- Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Prostate Cancer
1-A
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
- Adolescents, Cancer in
- Adrenocortical Carcinoma
- AIDS-Related Cancers
- Kaposi Sarcoma (Soft Tissue Sarcoma)
- AIDS-Related Lymphoma (Lymphoma)
- Primary CNS Lymphoma (Lymphoma)
- Anal Cancer
- Appendix Cancer – see Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Astrocytomas, Childhood (Brain Cancer)
- Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Childhood, Central Nervous System (Brain Cancer)
2-B
- Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Skin – see Skin Cancer
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Bone Cancer (includes Ewing Sarcoma and Osteosarcoma and Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma)
- Brain Tumors
- Breast Cancer
- Bronchial Tumors (Lung Cancer)
- Burkitt Lymphoma – see Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
3-C
- Carcinoma of Unknown Primary
- Central Nervous System
- Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Childhood (Brain Cancer)
- Medulloblastoma and Other CNS Embryonal Tumors, Childhood (Brain Cancer)
- Germ Cell Tumor, Childhood (Brain Cancer)
- Primary CNS Lymphoma
- Cervical Cancer
- Childhood Cancers
- Childhood Cardiac Tumors Treatment
- Cancers of Childhood, Rare
- Cholangiocarcinoma – see Bile Duct Cancer
- Chordoma, Childhood (Bone Cancer)
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
- Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Colorectal Cancer
- Craniopharyngioma, Childhood (Brain Cancer)
- Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma – see Lymphoma (Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome)
3-D
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) – see Breast Cancer
4-E
- Embryonal Tumors, Medulloblastoma and Other Central Nervous System, Childhood (Brain Cancer)
- Endometrial Cancer (Uterine Cancer)
- Ependymoma, Childhood (Brain Cancer)
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esthesioneuroblastoma (Head and Neck Cancer)
- Ewing Sarcoma (Bone Cancer)
- Extracranial Germ Cell Tumor, Childhood
- Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor
- Eye Cancer
- Intraocular Melanoma
- Retinoblastoma
6-G
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gastric (Stomach) Cancer
- Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST) (Soft Tissue Sarcoma)
- Germ Cell Tumors
- Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumors (Brain Cancer)
- Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors
- Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumors
- Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors
- Testicular Cancer
- Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
7-H
- Hairy Cell Leukemia
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Heart Tumors, Childhood
- Hepatocellular (Liver) Cancer
- Histiocytosis, Langerhans Cell
- Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Hypopharyngeal Cancer (Head and Neck Cancer)
8-I
- Intraocular Melanoma
- Islet Cell Tumors, Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
9-K
- Kaposi Sarcoma (Soft Tissue Sarcoma)
- Kidney (Renal Cell) Cancer
10-L
- Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
- Laryngeal Cancer (Head and Neck Cancer)
- Leukemia
- Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer (Head and Neck Cancer)
- Liver Cancer
- Lung Cancer (Non-Small Cell, Small Cell, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Pulmonary Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor, and Tracheobronchial Tumor)
- Lymphoma
11-M
- Male Breast Cancer
- Melanoma
- Melanoma, Intraocular (Eye)
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma (Skin Cancer)
- Mesothelioma, Malignant
- Metastatic Cancer
- Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary (Head and Neck Cancer)
- Midline Tract Carcinoma With NUT Gene Changes
- Mouth Cancer (Head and Neck Cancer)
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes
- Multiple Myeloma/Plasma Cell Neoplasms
- Mycosis Fungoides (Lymphoma)
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Myelogenous Leukemia, Chronic (CML)
- Myeloid Leukemia, Acute (AML)
- Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, Chronic
12-N
- Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer (Head and Neck Cancer)
- Nasopharyngeal Cancer (Head and Neck Cancer)
- Neuroblastoma
- Neuroendocrine Tumors (Gastrointestinal)
- Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
13-O
- Oral Cancer, Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer and Oropharyngeal Cancer (Head and Neck Cancer)
- Osteosarcoma and Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma of Bone Treatment
- Ovarian Cancer
14-P
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Pancreatic Neuroendocrin…
