What is a surgical oncologist?

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Surgical oncologists are surgeons who specialize in the surgical management of specific types of cancer. Surgical oncologists have an advanced level of expertise to treat many different types of cancer, including:

Bone
Bladder
Brain
Breast
Colorectal
Endocrine
Gastrointestinal
Gynecologic
Kidney
Liver
Lung
Melanoma (skin)
Musculoskeletal
Bone
Soft tissue
Pancreatic
Prostate
Soft tissue
Spine
Testicular

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