Oncology consultation

When recommended and what does an oncologist's consultation include

Patient would get a referral to a medical oncologist when a primary physician has found a pathology in the organ's tissues or the bodily organ or its dysfunctions indicating malignant nature of the disease. Besides this, changes in clinical indicators of blood and urine, long-term functional disorders of the digestive system, respiratory system, urinary system with unsuccessful treatment in previous diagnoses also may be the reasons for consultation with an oncologist. For example, a decrease in hemoglobin in the blood without bleeding, especially in combination with poor appetite, increased fatigue and/or sudden weight loss.

At the oncologist's consultation, the patient is required to tell about his/her condition, symptoms (complaints, pain), provide medical documents with the results of previous examinations and doctors' conclusions, as well as other important information. Therefore, the more information you provide to the doctor at the consultation, the clearer the picture will be for him to determine the choice of additional diagnostic examinations and further treatment tactics.

In most cases, to confirm or clarify the cancer diagnosis requires an additional examination, which makes it possible to confirm the cancer, definit the tumor’s morphology, as well as the stage of its growth and the its spread in the whole body.

What is an oncological council or MOC

The cancer, even with the same diagnoses, has a very individual picture in each patient. The selection of an individual treatment regimen and the involvement of other physicians in complex cancer treatment is carried out by the oncologist together with a team of doctors of the oncology council, which is a mandatory and basic stage in the selection of cancer treatment strategy in our Cancer center «Manufactura» clinic.

The oncology council (or multidisciplinary oncology commission - MOC) is a review and discussion of the treatment plan for an individual patient by a team of oncologists: clinical oncologist, radiation therapist, oncologist surgeon, radiologist, and, if necessary, doctors of other specialties: radiologist, anesthesiologist, cardiologist, vascular surgeon, endocrinologist, etc. The council assesses the stage of cancer, and in addition - the patient’s general condition, the presence and severity of concomitant diseases, forecasts of the disease course and the risks of treatment, these all allows the oncologist to decide on the most effective tactics for treating the patient and correcting concomitant pathology or existing/predicted complications

How to make an appointment with an oncologist in Cancer Center of «Manufactura» clinic

In our Cancer center, you can make an appointment for a consultation with an oncologist by referral from the physician of our or other clinics, or at your will. To make the appointment for a consultation, follow the most convenient for you:

• on the phones indicated on our website.
• online registration by "Make an appointment" form on our website.
• by the application Patient's profile account

When visiting the oncologist in our Cancer Center, it's advisable to bring a document certifying your identity, as well as data from previous studies and/or medical records.