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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]], using ionizing radiation, usually under [[radiology]], and [[surgery]]. |
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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, using ionizing radiation, usually under radiology, and surgery.