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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According to an April report from the American Medical Association, specialties such as cardiology, oncology, OB-GYN, and neurology are leading the way.
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Owen Tripp, STAT, 21 May 2024
Those medications will expand the company’s oncology, biopharmaceuticals, and rare disease portfolio, many of which have the potential to become blockbusters (or medications that generate $1 billion a year).
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 21 May 2024
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Owen Tripp, STAT, 21 May 2024
Those medications will expand the company’s oncology, biopharmaceuticals, and rare disease portfolio, many of which have the potential to become blockbusters (or medications that generate $1 billion a year).
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 21 May 2024
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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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