Dr. Carl Van Wey
Radiation Oncology
Castro Valley, CA
45 years experience
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SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Radiation Oncology
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
36 Answers
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Carl Van Wey answered
45 years experience Radiation Oncology
Depends: This is a short acting form of fentenyl similar in potency to imediate release morphine. Works best if used for "break-through" pain that is not reli ... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Carl Van Wey answered
45 years experience Radiation Oncology
About $3000: Medical oncology is for chemo; not radiation.
2 week course of palliative radiation is about $3000 and is almost always covered by insurance.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Carl Van Wey answered
45 years experience Radiation Oncology
Depends: I'll defer to a medical oncologist regarding cost of chemo. Cost of radiation can very from about $3000 for a 2 week course for simple bone metastesi ... Read More
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HealthTap member
Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Van Wey is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
HealthTap member
Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Van Wey is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
HealthTap member
Thank you, your answer was very helpful!
HealthTap member
Thank you, your answer was very helpful!
HealthTap member
This was very helpful. Thanks!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Nebraska College of Medicine, NE
Graduated 1976MD
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