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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Her work has included athletes, individuals struggling with fertility and oncology patients recovering from cancer treatment.
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Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 11 June 2026
The new plant, which will expand AbbVie’s domestic production of neuroscience, immunology and oncology medicines, is expected to be operational in two years.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
Two Audiences, One Strategic Framework Inside Pfizer’s oncology portfolio, Liu helped lead the strategic development of the company’s first coordinated dual-audience biomarker platform.
—William Jones, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Nuvalent is a specialist oncology, late-stage development biotech company focused on subsets of lung cancer with specific genetic mutations.
—Anniek Bao,elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 9 June 2026
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Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 11 June 2026
The new plant, which will expand AbbVie’s domestic production of neuroscience, immunology and oncology medicines, is expected to be operational in two years.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
Two Audiences, One Strategic Framework Inside Pfizer’s oncology portfolio, Liu helped lead the strategic development of the company’s first coordinated dual-audience biomarker platform.
—William Jones, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Nuvalent is a specialist oncology, late-stage development biotech company focused on subsets of lung cancer with specific genetic mutations.
—Anniek Bao,elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 9 June 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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