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what is the definition or description of: urologic oncology?

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GU malignancies: All medical, surgical, chemotherapeutic  &amp; radiotherapeutic aspects of management and care of urologic malignancies, i.e. cancer of kidney, ureter, bladder, urethra, prostate testicle and adrenal gland. Physicians involved can be urologists, medical oncologists, radiation specialists, pathologists etc..

Question 2

whats gynecologic oncology?

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GYN oncology: These are the doctors who have trained in ob/gyn and than they have gone on and done additional training just to learn how to take care of women's gynecological cancers...Like cervical, uterine, vaginal, and vulvar cancers.

Question 3

what is gynecologic oncology?

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What is gyn oncology: This is the practice of medicine specifically taking care of women's gynecological cancers...Like cervical, uterine, vaginal, and vulvar cancer.

Question 4

please describe the meaning of oncology and carcinoma ?

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Terminology: When one speaks about oncology, one is referring to the specialty where cancer is treated.This is further divided into medical oncology(treatment with chemotherapeutic agents), surgical, and radiation depending on what is deployed to treat the cancer. Carcinoma is a generic term referring to the cancer which is the abnormal/malignant proliferation of cells. There are breast, lung, prostate origins.

Question 5

what is a radiation oncology physicist?

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Team member: They are a scientist with a specialty in radiation physics who work with the radiation oncologist to plan the various radiation fields and doses required for treatment. This aids in reducing exposure of normal tissues to radiation and maximizes the dose to cancer tissues. They are an integral part of the health care team. It is a highly sought after position.

Question 6

how does a gynecologic oncology surgeon work?

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Female cancer : They do all female genital and reproductive organ cancer surgeries.

Question 7

please help me? what is a pediatric oncology nurse?

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Special nurse: The pediatric oncology nurse is a nurse that provides care for childhood cancer patients and children with blood conditions. Many have special training and certification from the association of pediatric hematology/oncology nurses. In my role as a pediatric hematologist-oncologist, i find their skill and expertise important to our success of treating children and their families successfully.

Question 8

what are some career paths for a pediatric oncology?

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Several!: After training as a pediatric oncologist, you can provide clinical care to children. You can combine clinical care with research, or you can do research alone. This can be basic (laboratory) research, or translational research where you bring basic research to patient care. This can be at a hospital, or with a pharmaceutical company. You just need to decide what makes you feel most fulfilled.

Question 9

information on surgical oncology and cancer research?

Accepted Answer

Surgery for cancer .: What exactly your question is? What specific information do you want to know?
Surgical oncology deals with surgical treatment of cancer and there is a  lot of research going on at many university to find out  what surgical treatment is most effective for what type of cancer.

Question 10

what amount do pediatric oncology social workers make?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Salary of social workers is not information typically available to physicians. Furthermore, salaries depend on many factors such as experience and location that prevents me from giving you a direct answer. I recommend looking in want ads for the information that you seek.

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