Medical oncologists are internists with training and experience in the treatment of cancer.
There are many reasons. Oncology is a major medical discipline, especially when one considers that 1 in 3 Canadians will develop cancer in their lifetime. In contrast with physicians in other subspecialties, medical oncologists encounter and treat a variety of internal medicine problems which arise regularly in the management of patients with cancer. Oncology is an evolving, changing, research-oriented discipline. Recent advances in cancer biology and genetics will translate into major clinical advances during your career.