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An oncologist is a Physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating malignant disorders such as tumors and cancer.
onc means tumor and -ologist means specialist
The kind of doctor you are referring too is an oncologist.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 8y agoAn oncologist is a specialist in the study of cancer, and a breast oncologist studies and treats Breast cancer. Typically, surgeons start the evaluation of tumors, and a breast surgeon may be consulted regarding both benign and malignant tumors.
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∙ 14y agoA Breast Specialist. Nothing Technical! lol
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∙ 11y agoTypically, breast specialists are surgeons, even though the solution to a problem may not be surgical.
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∙ 12y agoLumpectomy means surgical removal of the tumor and an amount of surrounding tissue.
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