Surgical Oncology

Overview

Surgical oncology is a field of medicine that uses surgery to treat cancer. Its main goal is to find harmful tumors in your body and remove them. Doctors who practice surgical oncology can also see if you have cancer or find out if the disease has spread to other parts of your body. A branch of medicine using surgery to treat cancerous tumors. Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, bone marrow transplantation, immunotherapy, targeted medication therapy, and other techniques are used in the treatment of cancer. When cancer is more advanced or in its early stages, surgical oncology can be helpful. While surgery isn’t the best option for treating all cancers, it works well for many of them.