Scientific Sessions

Field of oncology

Oncologists must first diagnose cancer, which is usually carried out via biopsy, endoscopy, X-ray, CT scanning, MRI, PET scanning, ultrasound or other radio logical methods. Nuclear medicine techniques can also be used to diagnose cancer as can blood tests or tumour markers. Oncology is often linked with haematology. Oncology, which is the branch of medicine that deals with blood and blood-related disorders.