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Who is my medical oncologist?

The doctor who treats cancer with medicines: chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted drugs or hormone treatment.

They talk through your options, watch how you respond, and deal with side effects as they come up.

Written by two physicians. Checked against patient information from the US National Cancer Institute and Cancer Research UK.

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