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Oncology

腫瘍科 (shuyō-ka)

Oncology (腫瘍科, shuyō-ka) is the branch of medicine specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Cancer treatments include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, and hormone therapy. Japan has some of the world's highest cancer survival rates due to early detection programs for stomach, colon, breast, and cervical cancers.

Cancer screening programs (がん検診, gan kenshin) are subsidized by municipal governments in Japan and available to residents with health insurance.

In 9 languages

Language	Term
English	Oncology
Japanese (日本語)	腫瘍科
Chinese (中文)	肿瘤科
Korean (한국어)	종양학과
Portuguese	Oncologia
Spanish	Oncología
Filipino	Onkolohiya
Thai	มะเร็งวิทยา
Vietnamese	Ung thư học
Romanization	shuyō-ka

Related terms

• Lymph Node リンパ節
• Unexplained Weight Loss 体重減少
• Blood Test 血液検査
• Biopsy 生検

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