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Does an oncologist perform surgery or is he/she just involved with the treatment and all of that? What does an oncologist do?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'm an oncologist, a medical oncologist specifically. I provide chemotherapy, but most of what I do involves helping people deal with cancer (medical problems, symptoms, emotional/spiritual issues, etc). in an average day, about 20% of my patients are receiving chemotherapy. Others need help dealing with pain, nausea, etc due to cancer for which there is no curative therapy. Happily many patients are in remission and come back for routine reassessments. Oncology can be emotionally hard but is incredibly rewarding. Surgical oncologists are specially trained surgeons who pursue extra training (fellowship) in surgical care of cancer patients. Radiation oncologists deal with therapeutic radiation to treat cancer.

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