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medical oncologist

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medical oncologist
 Oncology An oncologist who diagnoses and treats cancer with chemotherapy, hormones, biologicals, or immunologic agents; the MO becomes a cancer Pt's de facto primary care giver, and coordinates treatment provided by other specialists. See Oncologist, Radiation oncologist. Cf Surgical oncologist.


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For example with breast cancer, treatment involves a surgeon to remove the breast cancer, a medical oncologist to give the chemotherapy and a radiation therapist to give the radiation.
The clinic is home to four medical oncologists and an expanded clinical research program for cancer patients.
Dr Gianfilippo Bertelli, a consultant medical oncologist, said earlier this week that a course of radiotherapy and chemotherapy would be started as soon as possible.
 
 
 
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