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
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Phone and email message were left seeking comment from the oncology practice.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
Regarding that loss of expertise, Gottlieb said that the FDA’s oncology review staff had previously been about 100 people.
—Ian Thomas, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
Excessive prescribing of toxic, expensive oncology drugs needs to be on everyone’s radar as a preventable hazard to both patients and taxpayers.
—Mark J. Ratain, STAT, 3 Mar. 2026
Wang brings nearly 20 years of Wall Street sell-side experience and has conducted in-depth research on novel therapies, with a focus on RNA therapies, gene and cell therapies, and emerging modalities in rare diseases and oncology.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
Regarding that loss of expertise, Gottlieb said that the FDA’s oncology review staff had previously been about 100 people.
—Ian Thomas, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
Excessive prescribing of toxic, expensive oncology drugs needs to be on everyone’s radar as a preventable hazard to both patients and taxpayers.
—Mark J. Ratain, STAT, 3 Mar. 2026
Wang brings nearly 20 years of Wall Street sell-side experience and has conducted in-depth research on novel therapies, with a focus on RNA therapies, gene and cell therapies, and emerging modalities in rare diseases and oncology.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Oncology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oncology. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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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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