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Oncology

NameOncologist
Official NamesDoctor, Medical Specialist
TypeSpecialty
Activity SectorMedicine
FormationDoctor of Medicine Medical residency Fellowship (medicine)
Employment FieldHospitals, Clinics

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Oncology (from the Ancient Greek onkos (ὄγκος), meaning bulk, mass, or tumor, and the suffix -logy (-λογία), meaning "study of") is a branch of medicine that deals with tumors (cancer). A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist.

Oncology is concerned with:

* The diagnosis of any cancer in a person

* Therapy (e.g., surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and other modalities)

* Follow-up of cancer patients after successful treatment

* Palliative care of patients with terminal malignancies

* Ethical questions surrounding cancer care

* Screening efforts:

** of populations, or

** of the relatives of patients (in types of cancer that are thought to have a hereditary basis, such as breast cancer)

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Neogenix Oncology to Present Data on the Detection of Colorectal and ... - TMCnet Tweet this news
TMCnet--Neogenix -Oncology-, Inc. (Neogenix) announced today that it will present data from its new serum biomarker ELISA utilizing its NPC-1C antibody for patients ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:41:42 GMT+00:00
Guard Dog Brand Development Proud to Be an Event Sponsor of the Xconomy Forum ... - Kansas City Star Tweet this news
Kansas City Star--Camille DeSantis, co-founder of Guard Dog notes “With most of these -oncology- advances coming out of the Boston area, and given Guard Dog's expertise in ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:54:26 GMT+00:00
2 UM oncologists selected to 'Ultimate Think Tank' - U-M Health System News Tweet this news
U-M Health System News--Hayes is the Stuart B. Padnos Professor in Breast Cancer Research and clinical director of the Breast -Oncology- Program at UM. ... - Date : Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:00:53 GMT+00:00
US Oncology Network Recruits 1000th Patient to Phase I Oncology Trials - Kansas City Star Tweet this news
Kansas City Star--/PRNewswire/ -- US -Oncology-, Inc., the nation's leading integrated -oncology- company, announced today that it has enrolled the 1000th patient in a Phase I ... - Date : Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:38:52 GMT+00:00
Psychosocial Oncology an important cancer treatment - EMC Ottawa South Tweet this news
EMC Ottawa South--That's why The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre is proud of the ongoing success demonstrated by its Psychosocial -Oncology- program, a program that provides ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:05:46 GMT+00:00
Cancer patients struggle with expenses - Chicago Tribune Tweet this news
Chicago Tribune--Most people say they cannot afford the cost of cancer care not covered by insurance plans, according to a survey conducted last year for Community -Oncology- ... - Date : Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:45:27 GMT+00:00
Boston, Oct. 21-24: Largest international pediatric oncology conference - FirstScience Tweet this news
FirstScience--The largest pediatric -oncology- meeting in the world, SIOP is returning to the United States for the first time in 17 years. Media room will be available ... - Date : Wed, 06 Oct 2010 05:27:46 GMT+00:00
IDBS Announces Agreement With Genomic Health to Help Streamline Development of ... - MarketWatch (press release) Tweet this news
MarketWatch (press release)---...- combination of gene expression technologies to build sensitive and quantitative gene expression profiles as the foundation for new -oncology- diagnostics. ... - Date : Tue, 05 Oct 2010 08:06:57 GMT+00:00
Calls Purchased on ZIOPHARM Oncology (ZIOP) - Benzinga Tweet this news
Benzinga--Shares of ZIOPHARM -Oncology-, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZIOP) are higher on the session by 5.12%, currently trading at $3.90. The stock has been moving largely sideways ... - Date : Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:56:02 GMT+00:00
Nurses 'struggle to see depression' - Nursing Times Tweet this news
Nursing Times--Consultant in psycho--oncology- at Leicestershire Partnership Trust Dr Alex Mitchell, who is also an honorary senior lecturer at the university, ... - Date : Wed, 06 Oct 2010 06:14:21 GMT+00:00

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Pathology: Tumor, Neoplasm, Cancer, and Oncology (C00-D48, 140-239)

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Malignant progressionDysplasia * Carcinoma in situ * Cancer * Metastasis
TopographyOral * Head/Neck * Nasopharyngeal * Digestive system * Respiratory system * Bone * Skin * Blood * Urogenital * Nervous system * Endocrine system
HistologyCarcinoma * Sarcoma * Papilloma * Adenoma
OtherPrecancerous condition * Paraneoplastic syndrome
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TNM * Ann Arbor * Prostate cancer staging * Gleason Grading System
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Carcinogen * Tumor suppressor genes/oncogenes * Oncovirus * Cancer bacteria
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