Oncology Oncology
Staging, planning and following cancer treatment with medicines, and coordinating the other specialties involved.
Who is usually sent here
People who already have a pathology result, or who are referred to discuss a treatment plan.
What this specialty does NOT cover
Not the first place to go on worry alone — diagnosis usually starts in the specialty of the organ involved, then comes here.
What a first visit usually involves
A review of the whole file, a discussion of goals and how response will be measured. Complex cases go to a multidisciplinary meeting.
Bring with you
The pathology report, original images from every scan, a medical summary, a medicine list, and someone with you to take notes.
Worth asking
- What is the goal of this plan and how is it measured
- Will my case go to a multidisciplinary meeting
- Can palliative care run alongside