Oncologist/radiation therapist?

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Oncologist/radiation therapist?
How many years of higher education does it take to b an oncologist? It is a real doctor, right? I understand that an oncologist works with radiation therapists, what is your opinion of a career as a radiation therapist or a oncologist?
I'm thinking to be a radiation therapist, but my father is pressuring me to be a doctor. I am very interested in curing cancer and helping people get well, but im not looking to study for a long time like doctors need around 11 years. All answers are greatly appreciated. Thanx

Answer 1

A radiation therapist is a technician that works under a radiation oncologist. A radiation oncologist does radiotherapy treatment of cancer in conjunction with an oncologist. If you are not interested in studying the amount of time necessary to become an oncologist then maybe a radiation therapist would be a good job for you. The money would still be very good with less hassles than being a physician. Probably six years difficult education past high school would be enough. Not everyone has the ability to be a good oncologist - which is a very difficult task and one where you work long hours every day dealing constantly with dying patients.

Answer 2

Oncologists and radiologists are MD's with specialities. Some people might say that oncologists poison their patients with chemo whereas radiologists do the same thing with radiation.

I cured my own Stage 4 cancer in two weeks without surgery, radiation or chemo...unless you want to count hot peppers, garlic and emulisified cod liver oil as chemo.

That's all it took. I've been cured for nine years.

One doesn't need a degree in anything to cure cancer...the Ojibwe Indians used to do it all the time, yet they'd never been to college.

You might consider acupuncture. That requires at least a two year degree (in some state four years) and then about three years of acupuncture and herbs.

Before you make any decisions on your future, it would be best to do a little research on your own. Then decide what YOU want to do...not what your father wants you to do.

Good luck and be well.

Kelley

Answer 3

This is a real doctor and you will go through years of education and training. It is a good field and these people's expertise is needed in the treatment of cancer. There are people who become technicians and that is a profession also. That is not the same education. What you decide to do is up to you, not your father. You have to live with it.

Answer 4

haha that was a joke on snl once remember celebrity jeapordy? sean connery always screwed up the categories? well there was a category "therapists" and he read it as " the rapists " haha snl used to be pretty good, now it sucks