Oncology

//ɒŋˈkɒləd͡ʒi//

"Oncology" in a Sentence (4 examples)

What does "oncology" mean?

Experts on oncology have long recommended as a way to not get sick a regular eating of fruit, vegetables, cereals and legumes.

In a study published in the journal The Lancet Oncology, researchers with the International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, France, reported the incidence of childhood cancer was 140 per million per year from 2001–2010 among children up to age 14.

"All living cells undergo cell division and palbociclib's unique capacity to halt the cell division process (also known as the 'cell cycle') therefore has potentially broad applicability," said lead author Amy S. Clark, MD, MSCE, an assistant professor of Hematology/Oncology at Penn's Perelman School of Medicine and ACC.

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