Oncologist Duties & Responsibilities

The role and function of an Oncologist includes the following duties and responsibilities:

  • Providing specific cancer information to patients;
  • Explaining cancer development stages to patients, discuss treatment options and assist in pain management
  • Examining and talking to patients to diagnose their medical conditions;
  • Making cancer diagnoses;
  • Performing surgical operations to remove tumors and determine whether the cancer has spread from the original starting point.
  • Coordinating treatment plans and prescribing various types of treatment, including chemotherapy and immunotherapy.
  • Treating patients with radiation therapy.
  • Monitoring treatment plans and improving patients’ quality of life
  • Teaching junior doctors and medical students, as well as auditing and research.
  • Liaising with other medical and non-medical staff in the hospital to ensure quality treatment;
  • Promoting health education;
  • Monitoring and providing general care to patients on hospital wards and in outpatient clinics;
  • Working with other doctors as part of a team, either in the same department or within other specialties;
  • Keeping records of patients’ test results and physical examinations;

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Oncologist duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Oncologist roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.