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When To See A Medical Oncologist

When To See A Medical Oncologist

December 29, 2021
Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
Ray Scott Daugherty, MD

Colon and Rectal Surgery

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You’ve had your staging done and you’re back to see your surgeon. At that point, the discussion may be, do I see a medical oncologist next, or do we proceed with surgery?

 

Reasons to go and see a medical oncologist would be things like metastatic disease or stage four disease, or if you have a rectal cancer, if you need preoperative chemotherapy or chemotherapy and radiation combined. At that time, you would potentially be referred to a medical oncologist and a radiation oncologist for evaluation.

 

Sometimes we’ll have discussion at a multidisciplinary tumor board with regards to your staging and your tumor, and we can all make a decision together with regards to the next steps moving forward.

 

Key Takeaways

1. Reasons to see a medical oncologist would be things like metastatic disease or stage four disease.

2. If you have a rectal cancer, if you need preoperative chemotherapy or radiation, you would potentially be referred to a medical oncologist and a radiation oncologist for evaluation.

3. Sometimes you’ll have discussion at a multidisciplinary tumor board with regards to your staging and tumor.