Job roles and responsibilities

Medical oncologists serve at the front lines of the war against cancer. From diagnosis to treatment, including support care and beyond, medical oncologists help patients battle the disease. Medical oncologists focus treatments on surgery and chemotherapy, as opposed to radiation oncologists, who use radiation therapy to fight cancer. Though they use different protocols, medical oncologists may work on a team with radiation oncologists and other doctors. It can take more than a decade to become a medical oncologist.