Phuong Nguyen M.D.
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
2000 Eoff St Wheeling WV, 26003About
Dr. Phuong Nguyen practices Radiation Oncology in Wheeling, WV. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Nguyen specializes in treating cancer with radiation, using radiation therapy to treat a wide variety of cancers. Radiation therapy uses carefully targeted and regulated doses of high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells.
Education and Training
Stanford University School of Medicine 2009
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Treatments
- Prostate Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Lung Cancer
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