'''Surgical oncology''' is the branch of [[surgery]] applied to [[oncology]]; it focuses on the surgical management of [[neoplasm|tumors]], especially [[cancer]]ous tumors.
As one of several modalities in the [[management of cancer]], the specialty of [http://www.aimsindia.com/services-facilities/centres-of-excellence/asian-cancer-centre/surgical-oncology/ surgical oncology], before modern medicine the only cancer treatment with a chance of success, has evolved in steps similar to [[medical oncology]] ([[pharmacotherapy]] for cancer), which grew out of [[hematology]], and [[radiation oncology]], which grew out of [[radiology]]. The Ewing Society known today as the Society of [http://www.aimsindia.com/services-facilities/centres-of-excellence/asian-cancer-centre/surgical-oncology/ Surgical Oncology] was started by surgeons interested in promoting the field of oncology. Though it has not been ratified by a specialty Board certification, the area of expertise is coming to its own by the success of combined treatment with [[chemotherapy]], [[radiotherapy]], and targeted biologic treatments. The proliferation of cancer centers will continue to popularize the field, as will developments in minimally invasive techniques, [[palliative surgery]], and neo-adjuvant treatments.
