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People involved in cancer treatment

Oncologist: An oncologist is a physician with special training in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

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People involved in cancer treatment

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  1. People involved in Cancer Treatment

  2. After getting diagnosed with breast cancer, you will want to find out more about Cancer Treatment Centers of America. Contacting your state’s health department, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) or the American Medical Association (AMA) for information on Cancer Specialists and Treatment Centers will be a good idea. Apart from contacting Cancer Treatment Centers of America, it is important for a person diagnosed with cancer to know a little about the people involved in their treatment. Your cancer treatment team includes many types of healthcare professionals. Let us take a look at some of them.

  3. Health Care Professionals • Oncologist:An oncologist is a physician with special training in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Oncologists may be a medical or radiation oncologists. Helps you to decide the best drug treatment for you and will act as the coordinator of your cancer care. • The oncologists involved in your treatment are: • Medical Oncologist • Surgical Oncologist • Radiation Oncologist

  4. Oncology nurses: Oncology nurses are specially trained in cancer and patient care during treatment. • Guide patients through the treatment plan created by the oncologist • Help carry out the treatment effectively • Help in giving cancer medications, • Checking your progressof patients • Answering your questions about treatment. They are also trained in monitoring side-effects of chemotherapy.

  5. Social workers:Social workers help understand your diagnosis and treatment and assist in finding support groups or other cancer-related services available in the community. They also provide counseling to you or your family, if needed. • Psychiatrists and psychologists:Cancer can be difficult for anyone to cope with. To deal with depression and emotional disorders psychiatrists and psychologists are available on the staff. They are specialists that can help with your problems. Both specialists can help patients with counseling and other treatment methods.

  6. Home health aides:Home health aides specialize and licensed in helping patients manage tasks at home during treatment their treatment. They also help with day today activates like bathing, cleaning, cooking and cleaning getting in and out of bed and dressing of patients

  7. Dietitians: Cancer and cancer treatment can make eating difficult. Some people tend to lose weight or have trouble eating any food. They help people maintain healthy eating habits during cancer treatment. They also provide recipes for food preparation to assure proper nutrition.

  8. Other important specialists at cancer treatment centers of America who are involved in the treatment process include • Lab technicians • Hematologists (specialists in the functions and disorders of blood) • Pathologists (specialists in diagnosis and classification of diseases by laboratory tests) • Pharmacists • Radiation technicians • Rehabilitation specialists • Oncology fellow • Medical assistant • Patient service technician

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