This procedure has diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive purposes. This procedure offers an effective way to deliver treatments and therapies directly into the patient’s bloodstream.

Other types of oncologists include the following:

• A gynecologic oncologist treats gynecologic cancers, such as uterine, ovarian, and cervical cancers.
• A pediatric oncologist treats cancer in children. Some types of cancer occur more frequently in children and adolescents.

These include certain brain tumors, leukemia, osteosarcoma, and Ewing sarcoma. The most common types of cancer in children sometimes occur in adults. In these situations, an adult may choose to be treated by a pediatric oncologist.

• A hematologic oncologist diagnoses and treats blood cancers, such as leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma.