oncologist

American  

[ahng-kahl-uhj-ist] / ɑŋˈkɑl ədʒ ɪst /

noun

1. a physician who specializes in oncology.

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Example Sentences

Pazdur, an oncologist, scrutinized applications for cancer treatments for more than a quarter of a century at the FDA before leading its drug division.

From The Wall Street Journal

My mysterious symptoms went away after two infusions as my oncologist said they would.

From The Wall Street Journal

"These DNA blood tests can give you an answer very quickly - within two weeks you can have a genetic reading," said Dr Magda Meissner, an oncologist who is the chief investigator of the QuicDNA study.

From BBC

"The oncologist took us into a room and basically said 'your daughter is going to die, she's got six months to one year to live'," said Mark.

From BBC

One problem, if you can believe it, is that no oncologists are on the 16-member task force.

From The Wall Street Journal