Noun
the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of tumors
Source: WordNetIf there's a seminal discovery in oncology in the last 20 years, it's that idea that cancer genes are often mutated versions of normal genes. Siddhartha Mukherjee
There was no child oncology in Uzbekistan and in Russia you don't have a chance because there are already so many on the waiting lists. Oxana Chusovitina
The idea that cancer genes are sitting inside each and every one of our chromosomes, just waiting to be corrupted or inactivated and thereby unleashing cancer, is, of course, one of the seminal ideas of oncology. Siddhartha Mukherjee
A $48 million expansion to the hospital was completed in 2009 and contains a new laboratory, ambulatory care centre, and provincial level one trauma centre. citation A new oncology clinic was built at the hospital and opened in late 2014. Source: Internet
And that’s where he lives today — practicing medical oncology with a remarkable compassion for those who suffer, and with a heart for healing beyond the flesh. Source: Internet
After Otsuka restructured its partnership with Proteus, it will shift its focus to infectious disease and oncology. Source: Internet