oncology

Also known as cancerology

Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the study, treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist.

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Oncology is the medical field focused on understanding, diagnosing, treating, and preventing cancer. Oncologists are doctors who specialize in this area and help patients manage one of the most serious health conditions affecting people today.

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Medical specialty.title: Oncology
Medical specialty.subdivisions: Medical oncology, radiation oncology, surgical oncology
Medical specialty.image: 240px
Medical specialty.caption: A coronal CT scan showing a malignant mesothelioma, indicated by the asterisk and the arrows
Medical specialty.focus: Cancerous tumor
Medical specialty.tests: Tumor markers, TNM staging, CT scans, MRI, PET-CT
Occupation.name: Oncologist
Occupation.type: Specialty
Occupation.activity_sector: Medicine
Occupation.employment_field: Hospitals, clinics, clinical research centers

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OpenStreetMap tag: healthcare:speciality=oncology
Commons category: Oncology
exact match: schema.org/Oncologic

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Diagnosis
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Palliative care
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Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the study, treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist.

Cancer was first found in humans in the years 3000 BCE in Egypt. The Edwin Smith papyrus described a form of cancer as "a bulging tumor of the breast." Galen, a Greek doctor who lived from 130–200 CE, was the first to use the word onkos to describe tumors, from which the words "oncologist" and "oncology" are derived.