Oncologists may be divided on the basis of the type of treatment provided.
* Radiation oncology: treatment primarily with radiation, a process called radiotherapy.
* Surgical oncology: surgeons who specialize in tumor removal.
* Medical oncology: treatment primarily with drugs, e.g. chemotherapy
* Interventional oncology: interventional radiologists who specialize in minimally invasive image guided tumor therapies.
* Gynecologic oncology: focuses on cancers of the female reproductive system.
* Pediatric oncology: concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in children
* Radiation oncology: treatment primarily with radiation, a process called radiotherapy.
* Surgical oncology: surgeons who specialize in tumor removal.
* Medical oncology: treatment primarily with drugs, e.g. chemotherapy
* Interventional oncology: interventional radiologists who specialize in minimally invasive image guided tumor therapies.
* Gynecologic oncology: focuses on cancers of the female reproductive system.
* Pediatric oncology: concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in children
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