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'''Oncology''' covers a range of health science disciplines concerned with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of [[neoplasia]] (i.e., cancers). The main approaches are: | |||
*drug-based, under various subspecialties of [[internal medicine]] or the subspecialty of [[medical oncology]] | |||
*[[ionizing radiation]], usually under [[radiology]] | |||
*[[surgery]]. | |||
Latest revision as of 20:53, 12 June 2010
Oncology covers a range of health science disciplines concerned with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of neoplasia (i.e., cancers). The main approaches are:
- drug-based, under various subspecialties of internal medicine or the subspecialty of medical oncology
- ionizing radiation, usually under radiology
- surgery.