Clinical Oncology
What does this specialty do?
Clinical Oncology is the medical specialty dedicated to the diagnosis, study, and comprehensive treatment of cancer in adult patients. Its primary focus is the systemic management of the disease through therapies such as chemotherapy, hormone therapy, targeted biological therapies, and immunotherapy. The service aims to control tumor growth, alleviate symptoms, and improve the patient's quality of life, working collaboratively with other oncology specialties within a multidisciplinary care model centered on precision medicine.
Diseases it treats
The Clinical Oncology Service addresses the management of solid tumors and hematological malignancies. The main pathologies include:
- Breast cancer.
- Prostate cancer.
- Lung cancer.
- Colorectal cancer and other gastrointestinal cancers.
- Gynecological cancer (ovary, cervix and others).
- Head and neck tumors.
- Melanoma and other skin cancers.
- Tumors of the central nervous system.
Procedures and treatments
The service offers comprehensive and personalized management, based on scientific evidence and the clinical and molecular characteristics of each tumor. The main treatments include:
- Chemotherapy: Use of cytotoxic drugs to destroy or control cancer cells.
- Immunotherapy: Treatments that stimulate the patient's immune system to recognize and attack tumor cells.
- Biological or targeted therapy: Drugs that act on specific alterations of cancer cells, minimizing damage to healthy tissues.
- Hormone therapy: Blocking or modulating hormones that promote the growth of certain types of cancer.
Subspecialties
- Clinical oncology.
- Hemato-oncology.
Exam preparation
Patients can access preparation guides before their procedures:
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Contact
Call us: (+57) 602 331 9090 ext. 7906
