What does "oncology" mean?
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Oncology
/ɒŋˈkɒləd͡ʒi/
Synonyms for "oncology" (11 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
cancer biologycancer carecancer clinic
Strong matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
cancer departmentcancer medicinecancer science
Related words (5)
Noun(5 words)
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12 entriescancer genomicscancer pharmacologychemotherapy unitimmunotherapy clinicinfusion centermedical oncologypalliative care unitpediatric oncologyradiation oncologysurgical oncologytumor geneticstumor immunology
Collocations
6 entriesmedical oncologyoncology cliniconcology departmentoncology researchpediatric oncologyradiation oncology
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3 entriesSample sentences
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Experts on oncology have long recommended as a way to not get sick a regular eating of fruit, vegetables, cereals and legumes.
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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.
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"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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