Question 1

What is meant by medical oncology?

Accepted Answer

A medical oncologist is a doctor who treats cancer patients with chemotherapy and other medications, such as targeted therapy or immunotherapy. He is a cancer patient's primary health care professional who oversees the development of the patient's treatment.

Question 2

What do medical oncologists perform?

Accepted Answer

A doctor who specializes in employing chemotherapy, hormone therapy, biological therapy, and targeted therapy to diagnose and treat cancer in adults. A medical oncologist is frequently a cancer patient’s primary health care practitioner.

Question 3

How does medical oncology work?

Accepted Answer

Medical oncology is the practice of using medications to kill cancer cells that are rapidly multiplying. Chemotherapy can help reduce cancer cell growth and prevent it from spreading to other places of the body. It may be combined with radiation to aid in tumor shrinkage prior to surgery.

Question 4

Can a medical oncologist perform surgery?

Accepted Answer

Biopsies and surgery to remove malignant growths are the most common procedures performed by surgical oncologists. They can also undertake surgery to detect the stage of cancer and how far it has spread. Surgical oncologists may also undertake prophylactic procedures in some cases.

Question 5

What is the motive of neo adjuvant treatment?

Accepted Answer

The goal of neoadjuvant therapy is to reduce the tumour burden, which may allow more patients to have potentially curative surgery, and to reduce the risk of recurrence.

Question 6

When is neoadjuvant therapy used?

Accepted Answer

Neoadjuvant therapy is the treatment of tumours with chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and endocrine therapy before they are removed from the body. In the beginning, it was used because it helped with surgery, downgrading tumours, and allowing breast-conserving surgery instead of mastectomy.

Question 7

Why is induction therapy used?

Accepted Answer

Therapy for induction is the first part of the process. There is a goal for induction therapy: to get rid of as many cancer cells as possible so that the body can go into remission. Most of the time, when you start treatment, you'll need to stay in the hospital for a few weeks. Everything that was there is gone.

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Dr. P. GUHAN

MBBS, MD, DMRT, DNB. DM

Director/ Consultant Medical Oncologist

Sri Ramakrishna Hospital

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