Articles of category "Surgical oncology"

To the extent that it "works" and achieves certain results, surgery is the oldest type of surgical management for cancer. In 1809 a modern practice started with successful removal of a tumor. Surgeon is responsible for timely diagnosis and staging of cancer. Delays will give poor surgical results. Nowadays surgical management of cancer has considerably improved. Doctors dealing with cancers and cancerous tumors are known as surgical oncologists.

Like something out of a science-fiction film, radio surgery is defined as the application of high frequent radio waves for the transection of tissue. The terms radio wave surgery, micro wave surgery and high frequency surgery are used synonymously. As known from radio surgery history this medicine discipline has undergone a number of changes evolving from the development of first radio-surgery devices to emergence of non-invasive brain surgery.