Do oncologists make money
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Learn about SDN's nonprofit mission. Previous Thread Next Thread. I'm interested in Oncology and was wondering if anyone had any opinions, advice so on Know anyone in Onc fellow right now!! Avg workweek, is it depressing or encouraging? Are people still interested in the specialty?
SDN Members don't see this ad. I'm interested in Oncology GOOD FOR YA.. I have a lot of respect for those who can do oncology--I think it takes a special type of person to deal compassionately with cancer patients without getting so emotionally involved they get depressed due to the high death rate of their patients. It seems to me like it could get very discouraging at times dealing with cancer because it is so often not successfully treatable.
I'm not sure I could handle it unless I were also involved in research to find more effective treatments with hopefully less severe side effects. Plus you can do some very good research in oncology field. A lot of funding and money go into oncology. In the sense of dying patients, you know that they are dying because of cancer How do the different types of oncology compare in terms of salary? Do all of these start with internal medicine residencies?
I'm not sure about the salary part, but only medical oncology starts with an internal medicine residency. Surgical oncology requires a general surgery residency, and radiation oncology has its own year residency program.
Adawaal , Jan 26, I have to wonder though, are a greater percentage of patients treated for cancer dying than say, in CHF or stroke or resipratory collapse? With the exception of lung cancer, cancer might be the one disease that completely lacks a stigma associated with it maybe cervical cancer due to HPV might be another, but that's a whole different story.
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I wonder if that aspect of it makes each death more poignant perhaps? Those guys need to get Purple Hearts. Fantasy Sports , Jan 26, Pili , Jan 26, First off, if you want to see some good salary comparisons for the fields in question, the last issue of the Hem-Onc Newswire has a good article for that.
Rad onc is excellent also. However, the standard deviation for med onc is far greater than rad onc, so you're liable to generally start higher and maybe top out lower in rad onc, but there's less variation in that field. Surg onc kinda blows for what you do. Granted, it's all relative, so if you think that's a good salary, I guess it's not so bad. Rad Onc is really tough. But anyways, income is a rather unpredictable subject. An example of a specialty in flux today in hematology oncology, with the decision of the government to stop reimbursing oncologists as much as they have been for chemotherapeutic agents that by some estimates have been accounting for one half to two thirds of many oncologists salaries.
I am certain that this will have the effect of dissuading many people from pursuing oncology, but I would just remind those people of what happened to gastroenterology and just state that it simply is not possible to predict the future. Chose the field you wish to pursue due to your interest, your passion. All fields generate more than enough income to guarantee a comfortable lifestyle for you and your extended family! Med onc is far less difficult to get into than rad onc, and I think it's easier to get than other IM fellowships such as cards and GI.
Many fellowship positions are still wide open to IMG's for example. Reimbursements are in flux due to the recent medicare changes - however, I think the oncologists may be fighting this. You will certainly have no shortage of cancer patients as the population ages though so I wouldn't worry about salary too much.
Medical Oncology is a fantastic specialty for those who have a passion for it. You work with the nicest, most compliant, most grateful patients who happen to have a very bad disease.
The science aspect is very interesting and increasingly dynamic. Salary is good, hours are similar to those in other IM subspecialties like GI and cards.
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People make a big deal about the emotional aspect, but seem to forget that cardiology patients die too I mean so does everyone else, eventually. Also there will be an even larger demand for oncologists as cancer is now the number one killer in the US and the number of cases will continue to increase as cardiac-related deaths are decreasing and the baby boomer surge is approaching.
And it happens to be less competitive than GI and cards, though certainly not a walk in the park. Med onc is much, much less competitive than rad onc, but med onc will evenually put them out of business anyhow. You must log in or sign up to reply here. Share This Page Tweet. Your member name or email address: Do you already have an account?
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