Oncology
Oncology is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of
Cancer
. The three primary disciplines are medical, surgical and radiation oncology. A
Medical Oncologist
or
Cancer Specialist
treats cancer with drug therapy, including chemotherapy. A
Surgical Oncologist
includes biopsy (sample taking), staging (examinations and tests to see the extent and spread of the cancer) and surgical resection (removal) of tumours. A
Radiation Oncologist
involves treatment with therapeutic radiation. It is also called radiation therapy or radiotherapy.
Oncologists
may further specialise in specific types of cancer such as lung cancer, breast cancer, and so on. A
Paediatric Oncologist
specialises in the treatment of children with cancer and incorporates all three primary oncology disciplines.
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Mercy Angiography is New Zealand’s largest private angiography facility, located in the Mercy Hospital in Epsom, Auckland.
We specialise in the high . . .
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Mercy Radiology has been providing radiology services to the greater Auckland region for more than 30 years. Based at Mercy Hospital in Epsom, the group . . .
The difference in cancer care. The team at Auckland Radiation Oncology are dedicated to taking the time to get to know every patient as an individual . . .
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Welcome to Focus Radiotherapy. We are a New Zealand clinician-owned specialist radiation therapy service which has introduced a new treatment option . . .
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Formerly known as Oncology 161. Patient care is at the heart of everything we do. Our patients always come first. . . .
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Canopy Cancer Care is a leading private clinic for adult cancer patients, located at Epsom in Central Auckland, Takapuna on the North Shore and now . . .
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Bowen Icon Cancer Centre is dedicated to delivering world-class private cancer treatment and personalised support for patients and their loved ones every step of the way. . . .
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Dr Catherine Han is a New Zealand trained Medical Oncologist with a special interest in gastro-intestinal, breast, lung and brain cancers. . . .
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Dr Rita Sasidharan is an Auckland trained Medical Oncologist, who has been a Consultant Medical Oncologist at Auckland City Hospital since 2006 and in . . .
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Dr Dragan Damianovich, MD (Croatia) FRACP, has been a consultant Medical Oncologist at Auckland Hospital since 2006 . . . .
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Vernon Harvey M.D. (Lond), F.R.C.P. (Edin), F.R.A.C.P., FAChPM, has been a consultant Medical Oncologist at Auckland Hospital since 1984 and in private . . .
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General Urology, Laparoscopic Renal Surgery, Laser Prostatectomy, Laser Stone Surgery, Lithotripsy, Urological Oncology including Nerve Sparing Radical Prostatectomy, Vasectomy, Scrotal Surgery, Vasectomy Reversal
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Clinical & Pathology haematologist with special interest
in adult haematological cancer . . . .
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Dr Amies is a general Medical Oncologist with a special interest in bowel and breast cancers. She graduated from Auckland University in 1997, and registered . . .
