Gynecologic oncology is a specialized field of medicine that focuses on cancers of the female reproductive system, including ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, vaginal cancer, cervical cancer, and vulvar cancer. As specialists, they have extensive training in the diagnosis and treatment of these cancers. It is mainly concerned about tumors of the female reproductive tract relating to the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of female cancers.
A medical oncologist specializes in treating cancer with chemotherapy (the use of drugs to kill cancer cells, usually by stopping the cancer cells, ability to grow and divide) or other medications, such as targeted therapy and oral (in pill form) chemotherapy.