Dr. Wilbur B Bassett MD
Oncologist | Medical Oncology
1831 5th Ave Columbus GA, 31904About
Dr. Wilbur Bassett is an oncologist practicing in Columbus, GA. Dr. Bassett specializes in the care and treatment of patients with cancer. As an oncologist, Dr. Bassett 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
Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University 1973
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Prolonged complete remission in malignant fibrous histiocytoma treated with chemotherapy.
- Prolonged complete remission in malignant fibrous histiocytoma treated with chemotherapy.
- Acute leukemia following cisplatin for bladder cancer.
- Delayed recognition of lead encephalopathy in two "moonshine" drinkers.
- Plasmacytomas of the breast: an unusual manifestation of multiple myeloma.
- Plasmacytomas of the breast: an unusual manifestation of multiple myeloma.
Treatments
- Anemia
- Breast Cancer
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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