clinical oncology

A specialty which, as defined in the UK, encompasses the non-surgical aspects of cancer care, including therapeutic administration of ionising radiation (radiotherapy) and cytotoxic chemotherapy. Clinical oncologists are major players in the multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings that meet regularly to discuss site-specific malignancies.

Mentioned in

Appetite-Enhancing Drugs
bile duct cancer
bioluminescence imaging
brain tumor
Cancer Therapy, Definitive
Cancer Therapy, Palliative
choriocarcinoma
clinical oncologist
COIN
colon cancer
community clinical oncology program
esophageal cancer
finasteride
gallbladder cancer
Home Office Shortage Occupation List
laryngeal cancer
List B
malignant melanoma
prostate cancer

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