Oncologists are doctors who diagnose and treat cancer. They often act as the main healthcare provider for someone with cancer—designing treatment plans, offering supportive care, and sometimes ...

Oncology Is "Cool"? Who Knew? Not every doctor is cut out to treat patients with cancer. Picture yourself, biopsy report in hand, giving a patient what is apt to be the worst news of his or her life.

A hematologist oncologist is a doctor who specializes in treating cancers of the blood. They have extra training in the blood system, lymphatic system, bone marrow, and cancers. The term “hematologist ...

Health care in Western North Carolina has undergone significant transitions over the last few years. Unfortunately, there is ongoing uncertainty for many patients facing a diagnosis of cancer. The ...

What Sort of Doctor Chooses Oncology? Much about oncologists is counterintuitive. These are the cancer doctors. Whatever one feels about cancer tends to get overlaid onto them. If we believe that ...