Hemato-Oncology and BMT
Hematooncology is a branch of medicine that diagnoses and treats blood cancers and other blood-related disorders. These include blood cancers like Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Myeloma, various types of anaemia, and other rare diseases.
Hematology
The study of blood, blood-forming organs including bone marrow, and blood-related illnesses and disorders is the main focus of the medical specialty known as hematology.
Hemato-Oncologist
A hematologist-oncologist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of blood cancers, sometimes referred to as hematological cancers. These malignancies start in blood-forming tissues such bone marrow, lymph nodes, and blood cells.
Conditions treated under Hematology
Acute Leukemia like AML, ALL
Chronic Leukemia like CML, CLL
Lymphoma – Hodgkin / Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Plasma Cell disorders like MGUS, SMM, myeloma, Amyloidosis etc
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms like Polycythemia,
Thalassemia and other haemoglobinopathies
Bone marrow failure disorders