Hematology and Serology

Hematology is the study of the anatomy and physiology of blood and the organs that create it. It also deals with the origins, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of blood diseases, including bleeding disorders, hematological cancers, anemia, and hemoglobin abnormalities. Other sub-specialties of hematology focus on blood bank operations, blood transfusion, and bone marrow and stem cell transplantation.

Oncology

Oncology is the field of medicine that deals with cancer. Oncologists diagnose cancers in patients; select therapies for cancer treatment; monitor patients following successful treatment; provide palliative care to patients with cancers that cannot be treated; develop screening protocols; and conduct research into the causes and treatments of cancer. In recent years, much oncology research has focused on genetic factors, as oncologists strive to understand the hereditary basis of cancers and the role of DNA.