A doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating cancer using chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and biological therapy. A medical oncologist often serves as the person's main caretaker and coordinates treatment provided by other specialists. The spread of cancer from one part of the body to another. The plural is metastases. A doctor who specializes in using radiation to treat cancer.
Radioisotopes produce radiation and are placed in or near a tumor or near cancer cells.
This type of radiation treatment is called internal radiation therapy, implant radiation, or brachytherapy. Systemic radiation therapy uses a radioactive substance, such as a radiolabeled monoclonal antibody, that circulates throughout the body. Also called radiotherapy. Anything that increases the chance of developing a disease. Common side effects of cancer treatment are fatigue, nausea, vomiting, decreased blood cell counts, hair loss, and mouth sores.