<ul><li>Whether it's a cure or palliative care, your objective is to give your cancer patients the best results possible.</li><li>In either situation, you'll give your patients and their families medical care and counseling.&nbsp;</li><li>Your training will include clinical treatment, clinical trials, laboratory work, and translational cancer research.</li><li>Clinical research is a significant component of your job.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>You will be expected to counsel patients on all facets of their care, such as surgery and radiotherapy, and to possess the knowledge and abilities to deliver systemic therapies.&nbsp;</li></ul>

Medical Oncology