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For a lung cancer patient, when does the oncologist become involved and what is the oncologist's role on the medical team?

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Cancer Treatment Process Oncologist Lung Cancer Lung Cancer Oncologist Medical Team Cancer

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BenjaminLevyMD (Physician - Oncology - Hematology/Oncology (Verified) ) - 02 / 24 / 2012

Medical oncologist are routinely involved in the care of patients who are diagnosed with non small cell lung cancer. No matter what stage (I-IV), our practice at Beth Israel is that a medical oncologist should be involved at least initially in all patients diagnosed with lung cancer.

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