ONCOLOGY

The approach to diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients is possible with the joint decision of all units related to the disease. One of the most important tasks of medical oncology is planning and implementing drug treatment. Drug treatment is determined by the type of cancer, the stage of the disease, the pathological features of the cancer cell, the genetic changes in the cancer cells, the patient’s age, concomitant diseases and performance. For this evaluation, the treatment plan and drug selection are carried out in cooperation with other branches. Recently, drug treatment is varying according to each cancer patient. So It is getting personal.

Unlike classical chemotherapies, the chemotherapies used for cancer treatment at DUHAN’s partner hospitals’ medical oncology departments and oncology centres are designed especially for each patient as target-aimed smart medicines, molecules, hormonotherapy, and immunotherapy to ensure the patients’ comfort.

Chemotherapy may use for minimizing tumor or protection causes during pre-surgery or post-surgery. Beside that, it can be applied before, after or during radiotherapy which is one of local treatment techniques.