Dr. Howard L. West MD
Oncologist | Medical Oncology
1221 Madison St Seattle WA, 98104About
Dr. Howard West is an oncologist practicing in Seattle, WA. Dr. West specializes in the care and treatment of patients with cancer. As an oncologist, Dr. West manages and oversees the treatment of a cancer patient after he or she has been diagnosed with the disease. Oncologists will care for their patients throughout the course of the disease. Types of oncologists include medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, gynecologic oncologists, pediatric oncologists and hematologist oncologists.
Education and Training
Harvard Medical School 1996
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Myalgias and arthralgias associated with paclitaxel.
- Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma: the case for two diseases.
- Maintenance therapy in non-small-cell lung cancer.
- Safety and activity of alectinib against systemic disease and brain metastases in patients with crizotinib-resistant ALK-rearranged non-small-cell lung cancer (AF-002JG): results from the dose-finding portion of a phase 1/2 study.
- Bone Complications in Patients With Cancer.
Clinical Trials
Treatments
- Prostate Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Testicular Cancer
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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