Surgery is one of the most common treatments for cancer. It’s used for a variety of reasons, including to determine a diagnosis and staging through biopsy, tumor removal or reduction (also called debulking) and palliative surgery to help relieve symptoms. Some patients have surgery alone, while others undergo surgery as part of an overall plan that may include radiation therapy, chemotherapy and other treatments.
Surgical oncologists or general surgeons may perform surgeries to treat different cancers, especially solid tumors and those contained to one area. Whether surgery is recommended depends on several factors, including the type of tumor, its location and its stage when diagnosed. Providers also consider the patient’s preferences for treatment, age and ability to tolerate surgery.
Surgical oncologists work with the cancer care team—medical oncologists, oncology nurses, radiologists, pathologists and those with a range of other medical specialties—to provide comprehensive cancer care.
Though surgical oncologists focus on cancer-specific surgeries, general surgeons also may perform these procedures. That’s particularly true for the more common cancers that require surgery: breast, skin (melanoma) and lower gastrointestinal tract (colorectal).
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