oncologist

              Oncologist

Duties and responsibilities:

Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with. A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist. The name's etymological origin is the greek word onkos (όγκος), meaning "tumor", "volume" or "mass".^[1]

Oncology is concerned with:

·         The  of any cancer in a person (pathology)

·         Therapy (e.g.  and other modalities)

·         Follow-up of  after successful treatment

·          of patients with terminal malignancies

·          questions surrounding cancer care

·          efforts:

·         of populations, or

·         of the relatives of patients (in types of cancer that are thought to have a hereditary basis, such breast cancer

Salary: median annual salary of $217,856

Education: Completion of a bachelor's degree program, particularly one that includes coursework in the biological and chemical sciences, is the first step in becoming an oncologist. Admission to an accredited school is next, a competitive and selective process that typically requires a passing score on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). The programs take four years to complete and include classroom studies, lab work and supervised clinical or hospital rotations. Additional requirements include 3-8 years of internships and residencies; oncologists must also pass a state licensing exam before they can practice medicine.

 

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