oncology
noun
on·col·o·gy
än-ˈkä-lə-jē 
äŋ-
: a branch of medicine concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and study of cancer
Examples of oncology in a Sentence
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The attorney general’s office noted a breach of that agreement at Mission, citing diminished care in the hospital’s oncology unit and its emergency department.
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Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2023
Our colleague Andrew Joseph joins us to explain the decades-old cancer-treating technology that had its star turn at this week’s big oncology conference in Europe.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 26 Oct. 2023
The hospital also conducts 100,000 radiation oncology treatments annually.
—Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2023
The oncology ward was breathing a sigh of relief, its inhabitants rejoicing in a temporary timeout, losing themselves to the beauty and healing power of the music.
—Taiwo Balogun, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
How old-fashioned radiation became the hot new thing in oncology
For years, scientists have known that blasts of radiation can decimate tumors.
—Damian Garde Reprints, STAT, 8 Nov. 2023
The only oncology hospital in the Gaza Strip was days away from halting services because of the shortages, Palestinian officials said.
—Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2023
There was obesity and liver disease, and computational biology and oncology.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 9 Oct. 2023
Mirati marks the second San Diego biotech snatched up by Bristol Myers Squibb recently for its oncology portfolio.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2023
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Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2023
Our colleague Andrew Joseph joins us to explain the decades-old cancer-treating technology that had its star turn at this week’s big oncology conference in Europe.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 26 Oct. 2023
The hospital also conducts 100,000 radiation oncology treatments annually.
—Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2023
The oncology ward was breathing a sigh of relief, its inhabitants rejoicing in a temporary timeout, losing themselves to the beauty and healing power of the music.
—Taiwo Balogun, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
How old-fashioned radiation became the hot new thing in oncology
For years, scientists have known that blasts of radiation can decimate tumors.
—Damian Garde Reprints, STAT, 8 Nov. 2023
The only oncology hospital in the Gaza Strip was days away from halting services because of the shortages, Palestinian officials said.
—Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2023
There was obesity and liver disease, and computational biology and oncology.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 9 Oct. 2023
Mirati marks the second San Diego biotech snatched up by Bristol Myers Squibb recently for its oncology portfolio.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2023
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First Known Use
circa 1857, in the meaning defined above
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oncology
noun
on·col·o·gy
än-ˈkäl-ə-jē
: a branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of tumors
Medical Definition
oncology
noun
on·col·o·gy
än-ˈkäl-ə-jē, äŋ-
plural oncologies
: a branch of medicine concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and study of cancer
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