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What education or training do you need to become an oncologist?
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To become an Oncologist, or cancer specialist....

To become an Oncologist, or cancer specialist, a medical degree is the first requirement and usually takes five (5) years to earn. After that, a one (1) year internship and several years (generally two (2)) of residendcy in oncology will suffice. Of course, rapidly developing strategies, medicines and treatment options require continual on-going education to properly practice in the field of Oncology.

Good luck. Who knows, YOU might be the person who finally eradicates, or at least finds a viable "immunization" to prevent, what is, in all probability, mankind's most dreaded disease.

An oncologist is a medical doctor who specialises in treating people with cancer....

An oncologist is a medical doctor who specialises in treating people with cancer.

YOu would have to do all the usual med school stuff (6 years) then intern, then residency befire starting to specialise.

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