Hematology

Hematology is a branch of medicine concerning the study of blood, the blood-forming organs, and blood diseases. The word “heme” comes from the Greek for blood. Hematology is practiced by specialists in the field who deal with the diagnosis, treatment and overall management of people with blood disorders ranging from anemia to blood cancer.

Some of the diseases treated by hematologists include:

• Iron deficiency anaemia and other types of anemia such as sickle cell anemia or trauma-related anemia
• Polycythemia or excess production of red blood cells
• Myelofibrosis
• Leukemia
• Platelet and bleeding disorders such as hemophilia, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and Von Willebrand disease
• The myelodysplastic syndromes
• Hemoglobinopathies such as thalassemia and sickle cell disease
• Multiple myeloma
• Malignant lymphomas

Oncology

Oncology is the branch of medicine that diagnoses and treats tumors, which is a term for cancer. To say it in simply words, oncology is that part of medicine that deals entirely with cancer and tumors. Oncology consists of the diagnosis and treatment of tumors essentially. All tumors are not cancers and oncology is not restricted to just cancers.

Oncology definition is all about treating cancer patients once the diagnosis is done. In addition, it includes follow-up care.

Some of the diseases treated by oncologists include:

• Lung cancer
• Breast cancer
• Colon cancer
• Prostate and testicular cancer
• Ovarian cancer
• Pancreatic cancer
• Skin cancer (Melanoma, etc.)