Would an Oncologist Take Chemo?

An oncologist may recommend chemotherapy before and/or after another treatment. For example, in a patient with breast cancer, chemotherapy may be used before surgery, to try to shrink the tumor. The same patient may benefit from chemotherapy after surgery to try to destroy remaining cancer cells.

Do oncologists get chemo?

Going for chemotherapy. Your chemotherapy treatment will be planned by a medical oncologist, a cancer specialist who oversees drug therapies. They work with other members of the healthcare team to plan and deliver treatments. Chemotherapy treatments may be given every day, every week or every month.

Do doctors take chemo?

But doctors sometimes use chemo for other reasons, such as to: Kill hidden cancer cells in your body after you already had surgery to remove a tumor. Shrink a tumor before you get other treatments, like surgery or radiation therapy. Help relieve some cancer symptoms, even if a cure isn't likely.