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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The company, which was founded nearly a decade ago, has hit $1 billion in revenue quicker than any other precision oncology lab company, per the analyst.
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Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
Services include allergy, asthma, cancer care, cardiology, ear, nose, throat, gastroenterology, endoscopy services, oncology, infusion services, urogynecology, audiology, radiology, rheumatology, urology and lab services, Klugherz said.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2025
She was joined by Dr. Nancy You, a surgeon and director of the Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Program at the University of Texas MD Anderson; Dr. Susan Bullman, an associate professor of gastrointestinal medical oncology at Anderson; and Julie Smolyansky, CEO of Lifeway Foods.
—Carmen Rios, Flow Space, 27 Mar. 2025
In addition to cutting research grants, the Trump administration has removed funding for clinical fellowships for early career doctors who were developing a specialty in oncology and several other fields.
—Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2025
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Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
Services include allergy, asthma, cancer care, cardiology, ear, nose, throat, gastroenterology, endoscopy services, oncology, infusion services, urogynecology, audiology, radiology, rheumatology, urology and lab services, Klugherz said.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2025
She was joined by Dr. Nancy You, a surgeon and director of the Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Program at the University of Texas MD Anderson; Dr. Susan Bullman, an associate professor of gastrointestinal medical oncology at Anderson; and Julie Smolyansky, CEO of Lifeway Foods.
—Carmen Rios, Flow Space, 27 Mar. 2025
In addition to cutting research grants, the Trump administration has removed funding for clinical fellowships for early career doctors who were developing a specialty in oncology and several other fields.
—Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Oncology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oncology. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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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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