The Oncologist

I saw Dr. Malik today. He takes an extensive history and examines my back. He feels this is related to my family history of colon cancer. He ordered several blood tests and explains these types of tumors typically originate in the abdominal area, and mine are certainly headed in that direction. They are a class of sarcomas (this is why everyone was so sure they were soft tissue sarcoma tumors) and radiation is something he thinks will help. He submits a referral to see a radiation oncologist.