Dr. Carolyn M Young MD
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
27800 Medical Center Rd Suite 160 Mission Viejo CA, 92691About
Dr. Carolyn Young practices Radiation Oncology in Mission Viejo, CA. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Young 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
Creighton University School of Medicine 1980
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
Provider Details
Treatments
- Prostate Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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